Multipartite luciferase

ABSTRACT

Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a tripartite or multipartite bioluminescent complex. In particular, a bioluminescent complex is formed upon the interaction of two or more peptide tags (e.g., separately or fused as a dipeptide or tripeptide) and a polypeptide component.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present invention claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/684,014, filed Jun. 12, 2018, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

SEQUENCE LISTING

The text of the computer readable sequence listing filed herewith, titled “35432-202_SEQUENCE_LISTING_ST25”, created Apr. 21, 2020, having a file size of 38,200 bytes, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a tripartite or multipartite bioluminescent complex. In particular, a bioluminescent complex is formed upon the interaction of two or more peptide tags (e.g., separately or fused as a dipeptide or tripeptide) and a polypeptide component.

BACKGROUND

Biological processes and analyte detection rely on the co-localization and interactions between molecules, macromolecules, and molecular complexes. In order to understand such processes, and to develop techniques and compounds to manipulate them for research, clinical, and other practical applications, it is necessary to have tools available to detect and monitor these co-localizations/interactions. The study of these interactions, particularly under physiological conditions (e.g., at normal expression levels for monitoring protein interactions) or in complex sample matrices (e.g. blood samples, environmental samples), requires high sensitivity.

SUMMARY

Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a tripartite or multipartite bioluminescent complex. In particular, a bioluminescent complex is formed upon the interaction of two or more peptide tags (e.g., separately or fused as a dipeptide or tripeptide) and a polypeptide component.

Experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate the assembly of a bioluminescent complex, capable of generating luminescence in the presence of an appropriate substrate (e.g., a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate), from complementary polypeptide(s) and peptide(s) that collectively span the the length (or >75% of the length, >80% of the length, >85% of the length, >90% of the length, >95% of the length, or more) of a luciferase base sequence (or collectively comprise at least 40% sequence identity to a luciferase base sequence (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75% >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, or more). In some embodiments, “complementary” polypeptide(s) and peptide(s) are separate molecules that each correspond to a portion of a luciferase base sequence. Through structural complementarity, they assemble to form a bioluminescent complex.

In some embodiments, the complementary polypeptide(s) and peptide(s) are fragments of a luciferase base sequence that assemble to form a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the fragments collectively comprise the full length of the luciferase base sequence. In some embodiments, the fragments collectively comprise at least 75% of the full length of the luciferase base sequence (e.g., >75% of the length, >80% of the length, >85% of the length, >90% of the length, >95% of the length, or more).

In some embodiments, the complementary polypeptide(s) and peptide(s) are variants of portions of a luciferase base sequence, individually comprising at least 40% sequence identity to the corresponding portion of the luciferase base sequence (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75% >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, or more) that assemble to form a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the complementary polypeptide(s) and peptide(s) are variants of portions of a luciferase base sequence, collectively comprising at least 40% sequence identity to the entire luciferase base sequence (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75% >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, or more) that assemble to form a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the fragments collectively comprise the full length of the luciferase base sequence. In some embodiments, the complementary polypeptide(s) and peptide(s) collectively comprise at least 75% of the full length of the luciferase base sequence (e.g., >75% of the length, >80% of the length, >85% of the length, >90% of the length, >95% of the length, or more).

Examples of luciferase base sequences include SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 788, and SEQ ID NO: 789. Some embodiments herein provide a polypeptide component that is a fragment of the luciferase base sequence (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 788, and SEQ ID NO: 789) or a variant thereof (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75% >80%, >85%, >90%, >95% sequence identity), and one or more complementary peptide(s) and/or polypeptide(s) that collectively span the remainder of the luciferase base sequence. For example, if a luciferase base sequence is 170 amino acid residues in length, an exemplary polypeptide component may be, for example 102, 124, 133, or 148 amino acids in length, and complementary 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or more complementary peptides correspond to the remaining 68, 46, 37, or 22 amino acids. In some embodiments, each polypeptide component individually comprises at least 40% sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75% >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, or more) to the corresponding portion of the luciferase base sequence.

In some embodiments, provided herein are systems or kits comprising comprising: (a) a polypeptide component comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to a polypeptide fragment of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; and (b) one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to the complementary portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; wherein a bioluminescent signal produced by a bioluminescent complex assembled from the polypeptide component and one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the polypeptide component or one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides and the coelenterazine substrate alone. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 794. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 795. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 796. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 797. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 798. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 799. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 800. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID 801. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the polypeptide component associates with the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides. In some embodiments, polypeptide component and/or one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides comprise amino acid sequences that are not a naturally occurring sequences or fragments thereof. In some embodiments, polypeptide component and/or one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides comprise a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component and/or one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides are present as fusions with one or more additional amino acid sequences. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target. In some embodiments, provided herein are bioluminescent complexes comprising the polypeptide component and one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides of the systems or kits described herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein are systems or kits comprising two or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide and/or polypeptide components collectively comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; wherein a bioluminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the polypeptide or one or more complementary peptides and the coelenterazine substrate alone. In some embodiments, a system of kit comprises a polypeptide component having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, and or tripeptides collectively having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 794. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 795. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 796. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 797. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 798. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 799. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 800. In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 801. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the polypeptide associates with the one or more complementary peptides. In some embodiments, the polypeptide and/or one or more complementary peptides comprise amino acid sequences that are not a naturally occurring sequences or fragments thereof. In some embodiments, polypeptide and/or one or more complementary peptides comprise a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids. In some embodiments, the polypeptide and/or one or more complementary peptides are present as fusions with one or more additional amino acid sequences. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target. In some embodiments, provided herein are bioluminescent complexes comprising the two or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide and/or polypeptide components of the systems or kits described herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods comprising: (a) combining: (i) a polypeptide component comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to a polypeptide fragment of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; (ii) one or more complementary peptides, dipeptide, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides collectively comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to the complementary portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; and (iii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the polypeptide component and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog alone indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the polypeptide component and the one or more complementary peptides. In some embodiments, one or more of the polypeptide component and the first and second peptides are expressed in a cell, added to a cell exogenously, and/or added to a sample. In some embodiments, (i) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 794; (ii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 795; (iii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 796; (iv) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 797; (v) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 798; (vi) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 799; (vii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 800; or (viii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID 801.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods comprising: (a) combining: (i) two or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components collectively comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to the full length of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; and (ii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the peptide and polypeptide components. In some embodiments, one or more of the polypeptide component and the first and second peptides are expressed in a cell, added to a cell exogenously, and/or added to a sample. In some embodiments, (i) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 794; (ii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 795; (iii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 796; (iv) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 797; (v) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 790 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 798; (vi) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 791 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 799; (vii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 792 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 800; or (viii) the polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 793 and the one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity to SEQ ID 801.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting an interaction between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity and/or allowing the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity to come into contact with one another; (d) adding peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components, wherein the first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag, the second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag, and the peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components collectively comprise an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, and capable for assembling to form a bioluminescent complex; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a protein of interest or a peptide of interest, and tagging comprises generating a fusion of the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first tag and/or second tag. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a small molecule and tagging comprises directly or indirectly linking the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first tag and/or second tag. In some embodiments, one of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity is a drug or drug candidate and the other is a drug target or candidate drug target, and the bioluminescent signal indicates binding of the drug or drug candidate to the other is a drug target or candidate drug target. In some embodiments, combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity comprises expressing one or both within a cell and/or adding one or both to a cell.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting an interaction between a first protein or peptide entity and a second protein or peptide entity with a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a second portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) expressing with the cell peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, and are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting co-localization of a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a second portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity in the same system; (d) adding peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components to the system, the components having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the system; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity within the system, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. In some embodiments, the system comprises a cell, tissue, organ, whole organism, a biochemical, non-cellular sample. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a protein of interest or a peptide of interest, and tagging comprises generating a fusion of the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first tag and/or peptide tag. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a small molecule and tagging comprises directly or indirectly linking the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first tag and/or second tag. In some embodiments, combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity comprises expressing one or both within the system and/or adding one or both to the system.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting co-localization of a first protein or peptide entity and a second protein or peptide entity with a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a second portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) expressing with the cell one or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, or polypeptide components having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity within the cell, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting a sample containing the target molecule with (i) a first primary binding moiety that recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and (ii) a second primary binding moiety that recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, and allowing the first and second primary binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitopes, or sequences; (b) contacting the sample with (i) a first secondary binding moiety conjugated to a first tag and (ii) a second secondary binding moiety conjugated to second tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first primary binding moiety and the second secondary binding moiety recognizes the second primary binding moiety, wherein the first or second tags comprises amino acid sequences having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with first and second portions of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) allowing the first and second secondary binding moieties to bind to the first and second primary binding moieties; (d) contacting the sample with comprising one or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. In some embodiments, the binding moieties are independently selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the target molecule is a protein, nucleic acid, or small molecule. In some embodiments, the sample is in vitro or in vivo.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with (i) a first binding moiety conjugated to a first tag and (ii) a second binding moiety conjugated to second tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and the second binding moiety recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, wherein the first tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, and wherein the second tag comprises an amino acid sequence with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) allowing the first and second binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitope, or sequences; (c) contacting the sample with a peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, or polypeptide component having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. In some embodiments, the binding moieties are independently selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the target molecule is a protein, nucleic acid, or small molecule. In some embodiments, the sample is in vitro, in vivo, or a biochemical sample.

In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides listed in Table 1, Table 9, or Table 10. In some embodiments, a single peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, or polypeptide listed in Table 1, Table 9, or Table 10 is provided (e.g., as a reagent, as a tag, etc.). In some embodiments, a pair (2) or set (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, or more) of peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides listed in Table 1, Table 9, or Table 10 are provided. In particular, pairs or sets of the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides are provided that are complementary and are capable of forming a bioluminescent complex upon interaction (e.g., facilitated, unfacilitated) with one another.

In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides having at least 40% (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with one or more of the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides listed in Table 1, Table 9, or Table 10. In some embodiments, a single peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, or polypeptide having at least 40% (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with one or more of the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides listed in Table 1, Table 9, or Table 10 is provided (e.g., as a reagent, as a tag, etc.). In some embodiments, a pair (2) or set (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, or more) of peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides having at least 40% (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with one or more of the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides listed in Table 1, Table 9, or Table 10 is provided are provided. In particular, pairs or sets of the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides are provided that are complementary and are capable of forming a bioluminescent complex upon interaction (e.g., facilitated, unfacilitated) with one another.

In some embodiments, provided herein are polypeptides comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with one of SEQ ID NO: 790, 791, 792, or 793. In some embodiments, the polypeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, fusions of polypeptides herein with proteins of interest, interaction elements, colocalization elements, etc. are provided. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the polypeptides and fusions thereof or provided.

In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides comprising SEQ ID NO: 817, 818, 819, 13, 15, 23, or 25. In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with one of SEQ ID NO: 817, 818, 819, 13, 15, 23, or 25. In some embodiments, the peptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, fusions of peptides herein with proteins of interest, interaction elements, colocalization elements, etc. are provided. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the peptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a peptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β6-7-like dipeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 817 and 818. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β6-7-like dipeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NOS: 817 and 818. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the dipeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a dipeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β7-8-like dipeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 818 and 819. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β7-8-like dipeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NOS: 818 and 819. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the dipeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a dipeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β8-9-like dipeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 819/23 or 819/25. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β8-9-like dipeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with NOS: 819/23 or 819/25. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the dipeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a dipeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β9-10-like dipeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 23/13, 23/15, 25/13 or 25/15. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β8-9-like dipeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with NOS: SEQ ID NOS: 23/13, 23/15, 25/13 or 25/15. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the dipeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the dipeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a dipeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β6-8-like tripeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 817-819. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β6-8-like tripeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with NOS: SEQ ID NOS: 817-819. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the tripeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a tripeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β7-9-like tripeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 818/819/23 or 818/819/25. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β7-9-like tripeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with NOS: SEQ ID NOS: 818/819/23 or 818/819/25. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the tripeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a tripeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein is a β8-10-like tripeptide comprising SEQ ID NOS: 819/23/13, 819/23/15, 819/25/13, or 819/25/15. In some embodiments, provided herein is a β7-9-like tripeptide having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with NOS: SEQ ID NOS: 819/23/13, 819/23/15, 819/25/13, or 819/25/15. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, the tripeptide is provided alone or as a pair/set with complementary polypeptide and/or other peptide(s), dipeptide(s), and/or tripeptide for the formation of a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the tripeptides and fusions thereof or provided. In some embodiments, molecules of interest and/or proteins of interest are tagged with a tripeptide herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the peptide contacts a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 25 and a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate alone. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the peptide associates with the second peptide and the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the peptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a peptide of SEQ ID NO: 6 and/or SEQ ID NO: 9, wherein the traits are selected from: affinity for the second peptide and the polypeptide complement, expression, solubility, stability, and/or bioluminescent activity when combined with the second peptide and the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence is not a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 1), not a mutant version thereof (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 3), not a fragment of a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NOS: 5-7), and not a fragment of a mutant version thereof (e.g., not one of SEQ ID NOS: 8-10). In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence contains a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids. In some embodiments, a peptide is chemically conjugated to a linker, reactive moiety, detection element (e.g., fluorophore), interaction/binding element, etc.

In some embodiments, provided herein are fusion polypeptides (e.g., genetic fusions (or alternatively, chemical conjugations or synthetically produced)) comprising a peptide described in the preceding paragraph and an additional amino acid sequence or compound (e.g. small molecule drug). In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and/or a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of an antibody (e.g., polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, a Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, affimer, a purified protein (e.g., an analyte or a protein that binds to an analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target.

In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the peptide contacts a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate alone. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the peptide associates with the second peptide and the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the peptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a peptide of SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein the traits are selected from: affinity for the second peptide and the polypeptide complement, expression, solubility, stability, and bioluminescent activity when combined with the second peptide and the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence is not a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 1), not a mutant version thereof (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 3), not a fragment of a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NOS: 5-7), and not a fragment of a mutant version thereof (e.g., not one of SEQ ID NOS: 8-10). In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence contains a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids. In some embodiments, a peptide is chemically conjugated to a linker, reactive moiety, detection element (e.g., fluorophore), interaction/binding element, etc.

In some embodiments, provided herein are fusion polypeptides (e.g., genetic fusions, synthetically-produced fusions, chemical conjugates, enzymatic conjugates, etc.) comprising a peptide described in the preceding paragraph and an additional amino acid sequence. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, a Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target.

In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions comprising: (a) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10; and (b) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 9, and SEQ ID NO: 29; wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the first peptide contacts the second peptide and a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the first peptide and/or the second peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the first peptide associates with the second peptide and the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the first peptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a peptide of SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10 and the second peptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a peptide of SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 9, and SEQ ID NO: 29, wherein the traits are selected from: affinity for the second peptide and the polypeptide complement, expression, solubility, stability, and bioluminescent activity when combined with the second peptide and the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the first and/or second peptide is not a naturally occurring protein or a fragment thereof. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the first and/or second peptide contains a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids.

In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions comprising fusion polypeptides comprising the first and second peptides of described in the preceding paragraph and an additional amino acid sequence. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, a Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target.

In some embodiments, provided herein are polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the polypeptide contacts a first peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 25 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate alone. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the polypeptide associates with the first and second peptides. In some embodiments, the polypeptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the traits are selected from: affinity for the first and/or second peptides, expression, solubility, stability, and bioluminescent activity when combined with the first and second peptides. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence is not a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 1), not a mutant version thereof (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 3), not a fragment of a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NOS: 5-7), and not a fragment of a mutant version thereof (e.g., not one of SEQ ID NOS: 8-10). In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence contains a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids.

In some embodiments, provided herein are fusion polypeptides (e.g., genetic fusions, synthetically-produced fusions, chemical conjugates, enzymatic conjugates, etc.) comprising a polypeptide described in the preceding paragraph and an additional amino acid sequence, nucleic acid sequence, or other fused or appended molecule. In some embodiments, the additional sequence or other molecule is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional sequence or other molecule is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, a Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target.

In some embodiments, provided herein are polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the polypeptide contacts a first peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 25 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate alone. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the polypeptide associates with the first and second peptides. In some embodiments, the polypeptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the traits are selected from: affinity for the first and/or second peptides, expression, solubility, stability, and bioluminescent activity when combined with the first and second peptides. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence is not a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 1), not a mutant version thereof (e.g., not SEQ ID NO: 3), not a fragment of a naturally occurring protein (e.g., not SEQ ID NOS: 5-7), and not a fragment of a mutant version thereof (e.g., not one of SEQ ID NOS: 8-10). In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence contains a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids.

In some embodiments, provided herein are fusion polypeptides (e.g., genetic fusions, synthetically-produced fusions, chemical conjugates, enzymatic conjugates, etc.) comprising a peptide described in the preceding paragraph and an additional amino acid sequence. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, a Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target.

In some embodiments, provided herein are β9/β10-like dipeptides comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 35 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 205 and SEQ ID NO: 206, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the peptide contacts a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate alone. In some embodiments, a dipeptide (e.g., β₉/β₁₀-like dipeptide) associates (e.g., forms a bioluminescent complex) with a polypeptide component described herein (e.g., β₁₋₈-like polypeptide) without facilitation (e.g., from interaction elements). In other embodiments, a dipeptide (e.g., β₉/β₁₀-like dipeptide) and polypeptide component described herein (e.g., β₁₋₈-like polypeptide) will not form a bioluminescent complex without facilitation (e.g., from interaction elements), but will associate (e.g., form a bioluminescent complex) with facilitation from appropriate interaction elements. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal is substantially increased when the peptide associates with the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the peptide exhibits enhancement of one or more traits compared to a peptide of SEQ ID NO: 205 and/or SEQ ID NO: 206, wherein the traits are selected from: affinity for the polypeptide complement, expression, solubility, stability, and bioluminescent activity when combined with the polypeptide complement. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence is not a naturally occurring protein or a fragment thereof. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence contains a non-natural amino acid, an amino acid analog, and/or peptoid amino acids.

In some embodiments, provided herein are fusion polypeptides (e.g., genetic fusions, synthetically-produced fusions, chemical conjugates, enzymatic conjugates, etc.) comprising the β9/β10-like dipeptides described herein and an additional amino acid sequence. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, and a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a binding moiety selected from the group consisting of antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, a Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a first interaction polypeptide that is configured to form a complex with a second interaction polypeptide upon contact of the first interaction polypeptide and the second interaction polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a first co-localization polypeptide that is configured to co-localize within a cellular compartment, a cell, a tissue, or an organism within a with a second co-localization polypeptide. In some embodiments, the additional amino acid sequence or other fused or appended molecule is a protein of interest and is a candidate drug target.

In some embodiments, provided herein are nucleic acids and/or vectors coding for the peptides, polypeptides, and/or fusion polypeptides described herein. In some embodiments, provided herein are cells expressing nucleic acids and/or vectors coding for the peptides, polypeptides, and/or fusion polypeptides described herein. In some embodiments, synthetic production of the peptides, polypeptides, and/or fusion polypeptides described herein is provided. In some embodiments, the peptides, polypeptides, and/or fusion polypeptides described herein are chemically conjugated to additional moieties (e.g., interaction elements, co-localization elements, proteins of interest, molecules of interest, etc.).

In some embodiments, provided herein are bioluminescent complexes comprising: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8; (b) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9; and (c) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10; wherein the bioluminescent complex produces substantially increased bioluminescence in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate when compared to a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate in the presence of: the polypeptide alone, the first peptide alone, the second peptide alone, and any two of the polypeptide, the first peptide, and the second peptide. In some embodiments, the first peptide is a first peptide tag, wherein the second peptide is a second peptide tag, and wherein the first and second peptide tags are each linked to moieties that are independently selected from the group consisting of a molecule of interest, a peptide of interest, a protein of interest, an interaction element, a co-localization element, or a binding moiety. In some embodiments, the first peptide tag or the second peptide tag is linked to a drug or drug candidate, and the other peptide tag is linked to a drug target or candidate drug target, and wherein the intensity of the bioluminescence from the bioluminescent complex correlates to the affinity of the drug or drug candidate for the drug target or candidate drug target. In some embodiments, the first peptide tag is linked to a first interaction element, and the second peptide tag is linked to a second interaction element, and wherein the intensity of the bioluminescence from the bioluminescent complex correlates to the affinity of the first interaction element for the second interaction element under the conditions assayed (e.g., in some embodiments, the combination of the first peptide, second peptide, polypeptide component, and substrate do not form the bioluminescent complex (and produce significant light output (e.g., above background)) in the absence of an interaction between interaction elements). In some embodiments, the first peptide tag is linked to a first co-localization element, and the second peptide tag is linked to a second co-localization element, and wherein substantially increased bioluminescence indicates co-localization, but not necessarily interaction, of the first co-localization element and the second co-localization element, under the conditions assayed.

In some embodiments, the peptides and polypeptide provided herein are not fragments of larger (e.g., pre-existing) proteins. In other embodiments, one or more peptides and/or polypeptides provided herein are fragments of larger (e.g., pre-existing) proteins.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods comprising: (a) combining: (i) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9, (ii) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10, (iii) a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity, an (iv) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the polypeptide component and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog alone indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the polypeptide component and the first and second peptides. In some embodiments, one or more of the polypeptide component and the first and second peptides are expressed in a cell, added to a cell exogenously, and/or added to a sample.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting an interaction between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity; (d) adding a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates with (e.g., is proportional to, is directly proportional to, etc.) the number of, strength of, favorability of, and/or stability of the interaction(s)) between the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. In some embodiments, catalytic efficiency, substrate turnover, and/or specific activity of the resulting bioluminescent complex correlates with (e.g., is proportional to, is directly proportional to, etc.) the number of, strength of, favorability of, and/or stability of the interaction(s)) between the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a protein of interest or a peptide of interest, and tagging comprises generating a fusion (or synthetic conjugation) of the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first peptide tag and/or second peptide tag. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a small molecule, and tagging comprises directly or indirectly linking the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first peptide tag and/or second peptide tag. In some embodiments, one of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity is a drug or drug candidate, and the other is a drug target or candidate drug target, and the bioluminescent signal indicates binding of the drug or drug candidate to the other is a drug target or candidate drug target. In some embodiments, combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity comprises expressing one or both within a cell and/or adding one or both to a cell. In some embodiments, combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity is performed in vitro, in a non-cellular sample, etc. In some embodiments, the affinity of a drug or candidate drug for a drug target or candidate drug target is determined using the systems and methods herein by titrating unlabeled drug target or candidate drug target into the system. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(f) are performed concurrently. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(f) are performed separately.

In some embodiments, provided herein are method of performing a competition assay to detect an interaction between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) combining: (i) a tracer comprising the first molecular entity tagged with a first peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9, (ii) the second molecular entity tagged with a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10, (iii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate, (iv) a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, and (v) a sample suspected of containing untagged first molecular entity; wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex and produce a bioluminescent signal in the presence of the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; (b) detecting the bioluminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex; and (c) comparing the bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of the sample with a control bioluminescent signal produced in the absence of the sample, wherein a decrease in the bioluminescent signal indicates the presence or amount of untagged first molecular entity in the sample. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity is a small molecule or peptide (e.g., drug or candidate drug). In some embodiments, the second molecular entity is a drug target or candidate drug target (e.g., a protein).

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting an interaction between a first protein, peptide, or molecular entity and a second protein, peptide, or molecular entity within a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell (or adding to a cell or other system (e.g., non-cellular sample)), a fusion (e.g., genetic fusion, synthetic fusion, chemical conjugation, etc.) comprising the first protein, peptide, or molecular entity and a first peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9; (b) expressing within the cell (or adding to a cell or other system (e.g., non-cellular sample)), a fusion (e.g., genetic fusion, synthetic fusion, chemical conjugation, etc.) comprising the second protein, peptide, or molecular entity and a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) expressing with the cell (or adding to a cell or other system (e.g., non-cellular sample)), a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first protein, peptide, or molecular entity and the second protein, peptide, or molecular entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first protein, peptide, or molecular entity and the second protein, peptide, or molecular entity. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(e) are performed concurrently. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(e) are performed separately.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting co-localization of a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity in the same system; (d) adding a polypeptide component to the system, the polypeptide components comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the system; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity within the system, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. In some embodiments, the system comprises a cell, tissue, organ, or whole organism. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a protein of interest or a peptide of interest, and tagging comprises generating a fusion (e.g., genetic fusion, synthetic fusion, chemical conjugation, enzymatic conjugation, etc.) of the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first peptide tag and/or second peptide tag. In some embodiments, the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity is a small molecule and tagging comprises directly or indirectly linking the first molecular entity and/or the second molecular entity with the first peptide tag and/or second peptide tag. In some embodiments, combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity is performed in vitro, in a non-cellular sample, etc. In some embodiments, combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity comprises expressing one or both within the system and/or adding one or both to the system. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(f) are performed concurrently. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(f) are performed separately.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting co-localization of a first protein, peptide, or molecular entity and a second protein, peptide, or molecular entity within a cell the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) expressing with the cell a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity within the cell, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(e) are performed concurrently. In some embodiments, two or more of steps (a)-(e) are performed separately.

In some embodiments, provided herein are kits comprising: (a) a first binding moiety conjugated to a first peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9; and (b) a second binding moiety conjugated to second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10. In some embodiments, the first and second binding moieties are independently selected from the group consisting of an antibody (e.g., polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the first and second binding moieties are primary binding moieties configured to bind to antigens, epitopes, or sequences on the same target entity. In some embodiments, the first and second binding moieties are secondary binding moieties configured to bind to antigens, epitopes, or sequences on primary binding moieties. In some embodiments, kits further comprise a polypeptide reagent comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8. In some embodiments, kits further comprise a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence the method comprising: (a) contacting a sample containing the target molecule with (i) a first primary binding moiety that recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and (ii) a second primary binding moiety that recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence and allowing the first and second primary binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitopes, or sequences; (b) contacting the sample with (i) a first secondary binding moiety conjugated or fused to a first peptide tag and (ii) a second secondary binding moiety conjugated or fused to second peptide tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first primary binding moiety and the second secondary binding moiety recognizes the second primary binding moiety, wherein the first or second peptide tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 (and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9), and wherein the other of the first or second peptide tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 (and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10), and allowing the first and second secondary binding moieties to bind to the first and second primary binding moieties; (c) contacting the sample with comprising an polypeptide component having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302 (and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8), wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. In some embodiments, the binding moieties are independently selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the target molecule is a protein, peptide, nucleic acid, chemical, or drug. In some embodiments, the sample is in vitro or in vivo.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with (i) a first binding moiety conjugated or fused to a first peptide tag and (ii) a second binding moiety conjugated or fused to second peptide tag, wherein the first binding moiety recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and the second binding moiety recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, wherein the first or second peptide tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 (and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6 and SEQ ID NO: 9), and wherein the other of the first or second peptide tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 (and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10), and allowing the first and second binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitopes, or sequences; (c) contacting the sample with a polypeptide component having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302 (and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8), wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. In some embodiments, the binding moieties are independently selected from the group consisting of an antibody (polyclonal, monoclonal, and/or recombinant), antibody fragment, protein A, an Ig binding domain of protein A, protein G, an Ig binding domain of protein G, protein A/G, an Ig binding domain of protein A/G, protein L, an Ig binding domain of protein L, protein M, an Ig binding domain of protein M, oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins. In some embodiments, the target molecule is a protein, peptide, nucleic acid, chemical, or drug. In some embodiments, the sample is in vitro or in vivo.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods comprising: (a) combining: (i) a peptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 35 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 205 and SEQ ID NO: 206, (ii) a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or more) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, and (iii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate, wherein the peptide component and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the polypeptide component and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog alone indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the polypeptide component with the peptide. In some embodiments, the peptide is a fusion (e.g., genetic, synthetic, chemical conjugate, enzymatic conjugate, etc.) with a first interaction element, and the polypeptide component is a fusion (e.g., genetic, synthetic, chemical conjugate, enzymatic conjugate, etc.) with a second interaction element, wherein the peptide and the polypeptide component form a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the interaction elements, but do not form a bioluminescent complex in the absence of an interaction between the interaction elements. In some embodiments, the peptide and the polypeptide component form a bioluminescent complex in the absence of facilitation (e.g., by interaction elements. In some embodiments, the peptide is a fusion or conjugate (e.g., genetic, synthetic, chemical conjugate, enzymatic conjugate, etc.) with a protein, peptide, or molecule of interest (e.g., not an interaction element) and/or the polypeptide component is a fusion or conjugate (e.g., genetic, synthetic, chemical conjugate, enzymatic conjugate, etc.) with a protein, peptide, or molecule of interest (e.g., not an interaction element). In some embodiments, the peptide component and the polypeptide component form a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization (e.g., in a sample, in a cell, in a tissue, in a subject, etc.) without facilitation by interaction elements. In some embodiments, the peptide component and the polypeptide component form a bioluminescent complex upon facilitation by interaction elements but not without facilitation.

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FIG. 1. Graph demonstrating that a polypeptide lacking β9 and β10 portions (LgTrip 2098; SEQ ID NO: 17) exhibits reduced background luminescence compared to LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and is activated by complementation with a peptide corresponding to β9 and β10.

FIG. 2. Graph demonstrating activation of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 17) by separate peptide corresponding to β9 and β10, respectively.

FIG. 3. Graph depicting the relative stability of exemplary LgTrip 2098 mutants.

FIG. 4. Graph depicting the relative luminescent activity of amino acid site saturation at position 42 of LgTrip 2098 mutants.

FIG. 5. Graph depicting the relative stability of amino acid changes at position 42 of LgTrip 2098 mutants.

FIG. 6A-C. Graph depicting the relative luminescent activity of amino acid changes at (A) position 4, (B) position 30, and (C) position 106 of LgTrip 2098 mutants.

FIG. 7A-E. Graph depicting the relative luminescent activity of amino acid changes at (A) position 101, (B) position 117, (C) position 127, (D) position 120, and (E) position 126 of LgTrip 3092 mutants.

FIG. 8. Graph depicting the relative stability of LgTrip 2098 (WT) (SEQ ID NO: 31), LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19), and LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) at 37° C.

FIG. 9A-B. Graph depicting the relative stability of LgTrip variants at (A) 42° C. and (B) 60° C.

FIG. 10A-C. Graphs depicting (A) titration of various LgTrip variants with SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37), (B) titration of various LgTrip variants with SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25), and (C) the affinity of various LgTrip variants for SmTrip9 pep286 and SmTrip10 pep86.

FIG. 11A-B. Graphs depicting the (A) stability (half-life) and (B) relative stability of various LgTrip variants at 60° C.

FIG. 12A-B. Graphs depicting the kinetic profiles of LgTrip variants in the presence of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) compared to NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3) and LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) (A) assayed in TBS+0.01% BSA and (B) assayed with NanoGlo® assay buffer.

FIG. 13A-B. Graphs depicting facilitated complementation of various tripartite systems via rapamycin-induced formation of a FRB/FKBP complex: (A) SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO:25), SmTrip9 pep245 (SEQ ID NO: 23), and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31); and (B) SmBiT (SEQ ID NO: 13), SmTrip9 pep245 (SEQ ID NO: 23), and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31).

FIG. 14A-B. Graphs comparing the stability at 37° C. of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 2098 (WT) (SEQ ID NO: 31 in (A) TBS+0.01% BSA and (B) Passive Lysis Buffer (PLB).

FIG. 15A-B. Graphs comparing stability of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), and NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 31) at 60° C.; (A) time course and (B) half-life.

FIG. 16A-B. Graphs comparing LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), and LgTrip 2098 (WT) (SEQ ID NO: 31) (A) in the presence NaCl and (B) after 26 hour exposure to NaCl.

FIG. 17A-B. Graphs comparing LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and LgTrip 2098 (WT) (SEQ ID NO: 31) variants (A) in the presence urea and (B) after 26 hour exposure to urea.

FIG. 18A-B. Graphs comparing LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and LgTrip 2098 (WT) (SEQ ID NO: 31) variants (A) at varying pH and (B) after 26 hour exposure to varying pH.

FIG. 19. Graph comparing the autoluminescence of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 20A-B. Graph comparing the luminescence of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11)+SmTrip 10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11)+pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) (β9/β10 dipeptide), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)+pep263 (β9/β10 dipeptide) (SEQ ID NO: 35): (A) RLU and (B) signal/background (S/B).

FIG. 21A-C. Facilitated complementation of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), respectively with SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) and SmTrip9 pep245 (SEQ ID NO: 23): (A) schematic of assay system, (B) RLU, and (C) signal/background (S/B).

FIG. 22. Graph and table comparing the affinities of various SmTrip10 sequences for LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37).

FIG. 23. Graph and table comparing the activation of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) by standard-orientation (pep263) (SEQ ID NO: 35) and inverse-orientation (pep326) (SEQ ID NO: 179) dipeptides.

FIG. 24. Graph and table depicting activation of complement polypeptides by dipeptides comprising the HiBiT or SmBiT sequence. Dipeptide with HiBiT sequence pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) or Dipeptide with SmBiT sequence pep274 (SEQ ID NO: 147)

FIG. 25A-B. (A) Graph depicting luminescence resulting from complementation of various combinations of polypeptide components (with additions or deletions relative to LgTrip 3546) with SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and various β10-like peptides (SmTrip10 peptides); (B) Graph depicting luminescence resulting from complementation of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) with various β10-like peptides (SmTrip10 peptides).

FIG. 26A-C. (A-C) Graphs depicting luminescence produced by polypeptide/peptide combinations having overlap (relative to a base luciferase sequence) between the polypeptide component and a peptide corresponding to the β9-strand or between the β9 and β10-like peptides.

FIG. 27A-B. Figures and tables depicting luminescence resulting from (A) the titration of various β9-like peptides (SmTrip9 peptides) in the present of constant LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) concentrations, and (B) the titration of SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) in the presence of constant concentrations of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and various β9-like peptides (SmTrip9 peptides).

FIG. 28. Figure and table depicting luminescence resulting from the titration of various β10-like peptides (SmTrip 10 peptides) in the present of constant concentrations of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37).

FIG. 29A-B. Figures and tables depicting titration of β9-like peptides (A) SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ. ID 37) and (B) SmTrip9 pep287 (SEQ ID NO: 148) in the presence of constant concentration of various β10-like peptides (SmTrip10 peptides) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) polypeptide component.

FIG. 30. Graph depicting the effect of construct orientation (β9-FKBP, FKBP-β9, β10-FKBP, FKBP-β10, β9-FRB, FRB-β9, β10-FRB, or FRB-β10) on facilitated complementation in HEK293 cells.

FIG. 31. Graph depicting the effect of construct orientation (β9-FKBP, FKBP-β9, β10-FKBP, FKBP-β10, β9-FRB, FRB-β9, β10-FRB, or FRB-β10) on facilitated complementation in E. coli cells.

FIG. 32. Graph depicting calculated Kd values for various β10-like peptides with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37).

FIG. 33. Graph and table depicting luminescence from combinations of components having varied split sites between the polypeptide component LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and the β9-like peptide.

FIG. 34. Graph depicting luminescence from combinations of components with sequence gaps and/or overlaps between various LgTrip polypeptide components and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37).

FIG. 35. Graph depicting luminescence from NanoTrip component combinations with gaps and/or overlaps in sequence between the β9-like peptides (SmTrip9 peptides) and polypeptide component LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in the presence of SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25).

FIG. 36. Table depicting a biochemical analysis of β9-like peptide (SmTrip9 peptides) length influence on β9-like peptide affinity and maximum light output with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip10 pep86.

FIG. 37. Table depicting a biochemical analysis of β9-like peptide (SmTrip9 peptides) length influence on HiBiT affinity and maximum light output with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25).

FIG. 38. Table depicting Kd and B max of β9-like SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) point mutants with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25).

FIG. 39. Table depicting the effect of various solubility tags on β9-like peptide affinity with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25).

FIG. 40. Table depicting the effect of various C-terminal extension sequences on β9-like or β10-like peptide affinity and maximum light output. β9-like peptide titrations (pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37), pep292 (SEQ ID NO: 153), pep297 (SEQ ID NO: 157), pep302 (SEQ ID NO: 161)) and β10-like peptide SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) are depicted.

FIG. 41. Graph depicting the effect of FRB-β10 construct linker length (15, 10, or 5 Gly/Ser residues), linker composition (with or without Ala-Ile), hexahistidine tag inclusion, and β10 composition (SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150)) on facilitated complementation in E. coli lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 42. Graph depicting the effect of FRB-β10 construct linker length (15, 10, or 5 Gly/Ser residues), linker composition (with or without Ala-Ile), hexahistidine tag inclusion, and β10 composition SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) on facilitated complementation in HEK lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 43. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations and extensions and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on facilitated complementation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (β10) (SEQ ID NO: 25) in E. coli lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 44. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations and extensions and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on facilitated complementation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (β10) (SEQ ID NO: 150) in E. coli lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 45. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations, extensions, and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on facilitated complementation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (β10) (SEQ ID NO: 25) in E. coli lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 46. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations, extensions, and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on facilitated complementation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (β10) (SEQ ID NO 150) in E. coli lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 47. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations, extensions, and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on fold induction (facilitated complementation/spontaneous complementation) with FRB-β10 (SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150)) in E. coli lysates (Summary of FIGS. 45 and 46) with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 48. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations and extensions and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on facilitated complementation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) in HEK293 lysates with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 49. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations and extensions and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on facilitated complementation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) in HEK293 lysates. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 50. Graph depicting the effect of β9 sequence truncations, extensions, and construct orientation (β9-FKBP or FKBP-β9) on fold induction (facilitated complementation/spontaneous complementation) with FRB-β10 (SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmTrip10pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150)) in HEK293 lysates (Summary of FIGS. 48 and 49). (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 51A-D. Schematic illustrations depicting exemplary protein-protein interaction assays or analyte detection assays using binding moieties tagged with peptides.

FIG. 51E-H. Schematic illustrations depicting exemplary immunoassays using components and reagents described herein: (A) direct immunoassay, (B) indirect immunoassay, (C) competition direct immunoassay, and (D) competition indirect immunoassay.

FIG. 52. Schematic illustration of an exemplary multiplexed tripartite lateral flow assay. Such an assay finds use, for example, in the detection of pathogens.

FIG. 53. Schematic illustration of an exemplary multiplexed tripartite lateral flow assay. Such an assay finds use, for example, in the detection of antiviral antibodies.

FIG. 54. Schematic illustration of an exemplary antibody detection assay.

FIG. 55. Schematic illustration of an exemplary bead-based assay.

FIG. 56. Schematic illustration of an exemplary nucleic acid detection assay.

FIG. 57. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation in E. coli lysates with AI (Ala-Ile) dipeptide absent from linker in constructs denoted by **. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 58. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation in HEK293 lysates with AI sequence dipeptide absent from linker in constructs denoted by **. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 59. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 and C-terminally extended FKBP-SmTrip9 peptides in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 60. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 and C-terminally extended FKBP-SmTrip9 peptides in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 61. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 and C-terminally extended FKBP-SmTrip9 peptides in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51))

FIG. 62. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 and SmTrip9 peptide sequence trunctions and extensions in FKBP fusions in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 63. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 and SmTrip9 peptide sequence trunctions and extensions in FKBP fusions in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 64. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 and SmTrip9 peptide sequence trunctions and extensions in FKBP fusions in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 65. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 and SmTrip9 peptide sequence trunctions and extensions in FKBP fusions in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 66. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 67. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 68. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 69. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 70. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip pep86 in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 71. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip pep289 in E. coli lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 72. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip pep86 in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 73. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation with FKBP-SmTrip9 solubility variants and FRB-SmTrip pep289 in HEK293 lysate. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 74. Table listing affinity and B max of synthetic SmTrip9 solubility variants with C-terminal extensions. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 75. Table listing affinity and B max of synthetic SmTrip9 solubility variants with C-terminal extensions. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 76. Table listing Kd and B max of synthetic SmTrip9 variants with differentially blocked termini. (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 77A-B. Table listing the solubility of synthetic SmTrip9 peptides.

FIG. 78A-B. (A) Graph depicting the affinity of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) for SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT)/LgTrip fusions (SEQ ID NO: 210 and 212). (B) Graph depicting the affinity of SmTrip9 pep759 (SEQ ID NO: 496) for various SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT)/LgTrip fusions.

FIG. 79. Graphs depicting bioluminescence following an 18 hour exposure to increasing detergent concentrations. NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), (LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)).

FIG. 80. Graphs depicting enzyme activity in the presence of increasing detergent concentrations. NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 81. Graph demonstrating the reversibility of FRB-FKBP facilitated bioluminescent complex formation with LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 82. Table listing results of titration of various SmTrip10 peptides in the presence of constant SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 83. Table listing results of titration of various SmTrip10 peptides in the presence of constant SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) titration

FIG. 84. Graph depicting bioluminescence from Antares-type fusions (LgTrip 3546) with SmTrip9 pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) and SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmTrip10 pep86+SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37).

FIG. 85. Graphs depicting emission spectra from Antares-type fusions (LgTrip 3546) (SEQ ID NO: 51) with SmTrip9 pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) and SmTrip pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25)+SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37).

FIG. 86. Graphs depicting titration of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with “dark” dipeptide 272 (SEQ ID NO: 146) in the presence of dipeptide pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35).

FIG. 87. Graphs comparing the inhibition of dark dipeptides 272 (SEQ ID NO: 146) and 273 (SEQ ID NO: 298) with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11).

FIG. 88. Graph depicting inhibition of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with dark BiT167 (SEQ ID NO: 300).

FIG. 89. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation in E. coli lysate with FKBP-SmTrip9 pep434 (SEQ ID NO: 230) variants' complementation with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and FRB-HiBiT (SEQ ID NO: 25).

FIG. 90. Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation in E. coli lysate with SmTrip9 pep434 (SEQ ID NO: 230) variants' complementation with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 150).

FIG. 91A-B. (A) Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation in HEK293 lysate with SmTrip9 pep435 (SEQ ID NO: 231) and SmTrip9 pep434 (SEQ ID NO: 230) variants' complementation with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25). (B) Graph depicting FRB-FKBP facilitation of luminescent complex formation in HEK293 lysate with SmTrip9 pep435 (SEQ ID NO: 231) and SmTrip9 pep434 (SEQ ID NO: 230) variants' complementation with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150).

FIG. 92. Table depicting the results of a FRB-FKBP assay screen with SmTrip9s 823 and 840

FIG. 93. Table listing Kd and B max of synthetic SmTrip9 pep435 (SEQ ID NO: 231) and SmTrip9 pep434 (SEQ ID NO: 230) variants with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

FIG. 94. Graph demonstration of wt LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) or pep331 (SEQ ID NO: 301) as bioluminescence reagents for detecting endogenously tagged (e.g., by CRISPR/Cas9) GAPDH.

FIG. 95A-E. Exemplary SmTrip10 chemical conjugates. (A) Example of SmTrip10 with N-terminal cysteine modification for disulfide bond formation on solvent exposed or protected cysteine targets on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules or proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules that have been prepared with maleimide for reaction with a thiol such as cysteine or N-hydroxysuccinimide esters (NHS-ester) for reaction with an amine such as lysine. (B) Exemplary SmTrip10 with N-terminal azido-lysine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with unstrained or strained alkyne targets separately installed on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (C) Exemplary SmTrip10 with N-terminal N-hydroxylsuccinimide ester (NHS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophiles (e.g., lysines, other primary amines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. Nucleophiles can be present on unmodified proteins/oligos/small molecules or may be chemically added for the purposes of this conjugation. (D) Exemplary SmTrip10 with an N-terminal propargyl glycine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with azide, diazo, or tetrazine targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (E) Exemplary SmTrip10 with a N-terminal propargyl glycine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) and a C-terminal fluorophore (e.g., BODIPY dye).

FIG. 96A-F. Exemplary SmTrip9 pep286 chemical conjugates. (A) Example of SmTrip9-286 with C-terminal azido-lysine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with unstrained or strained alkyne targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (B) Example of SmTrip9 pep286 with C-terminal propargyl glycine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with azide, diazo, tetrazine targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (C) Example of SmTrip9 pep286 with C-terminal cysteine modification for disulfide bond formation on solvent exposed or protected cysteine targets on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules or proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules that have been prepared with maleimide handles or N-hydroxysuccinimide esters. (D) Example of SmTrip9 pep286 with C-terminal cysteine modification and a N-terminal BODIPY dye. The dye is not limited to BODIPY and could be any fluorophore, BRET partner, or FRET dye/quencher partner. Dyes can be incorporated with any other combination of conjugation handles prepared on the C-terminus. (E) Example of SmTrip9 pep286 with C-terminal N-hydroxysuccinimide esters (NHS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophilic targets (e.g., lysines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules or proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (F) Example of SmTrip9 pep286 with C-terminal N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (NHS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophilic targets (i.e. lysines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules or proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules.

FIG. 97A-F. Exemplary SmTrip9 pep521 chemical conjugates. (A) Example of SmTrip9 pep521 with C-terminal azido-lysine modification and a N-terminal BODIPY dye. The dye is not limited to BODIPY and could be any fluorophore, BRET partner, or FRET dye/quencher partner. Dyes can be incorporated with any other combination of conjugation handles prepared on the C-terminus. (B) Example of SmTrip9 pep521 with C-terminal azido-lysine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with unstrained or strained alkyne targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (C) Example of SmTrip9 pep521 with C-terminal propargyl glycine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with azide, diazo, tetrazine targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (D) Example of SmTrip9 pep521 with C-terminal cysteine modification for disulfide bond formation on solvent exposed or protected cysteine targets on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules or proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules that have been prepared with maleimide handles or an NHS-ester. (E) Example of SmTrip9 pep521 with C-terminal N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (NHS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophilic targets (i.e. lysines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (F) Example of SmTrip9 pep521 with C-terminal N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (NHS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophilic targets (i.e. lysines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules.

FIG. 98A-F. Exemplary SmTrip9 pep524 chemical conjugates. (A) Example of SmTrip9 pep524 with C-terminal azido-lysine modification and a N-terminal BODIPY dye. The dye is not limited to BODIPY and could be any fluorophore, BRET partner, or FRET dye/quencher partner. Dyes can be incorporated with any other combination of conjugation handles on the C-terminus. (B) Example of SmTrip9 pep524 with C-terminal azido-lysine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with unstrained or strained alkyne targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (C) Example of SmTrip9 pep524 with C-terminal propargyl glycine modification for copper catalyzed or copper free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions (“Click”) with azide, diazo, tetrazine targets separately introduced chemically or biologically on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (D) Example of SmTrip9 pep524 with C-terminal cysteine modification for disulfide bond formation on solvent exposed or protected cysteine targets on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules or proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules that have been prepared with maleimide handles or an NETS-ester. (E) Example of SmTrip9 pep524 with C-terminal N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (NETS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophilic targets (i.e. lysines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules. (F) Example of SmTrip9 pep524 with C-terminal N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (NETS-ester) for general conjugation to nucleophilic targets (i.e. lysines) on proteins/peptides/DNA and RNA oligonucleotides/small molecules.

FIG. 99A-B. Exemplary peptide-oligomer probes. Peptides displaying reactive azido groups are conjugated to oligonucleotides displaying reactive alkyne groups to form exemplary peptide-oligomer probes. (A) Peptide oligomer conjugate of SmTrip9 pep286 (w/azido group) conjugated to a DNA oligomer containing 5′-terminal alkyne functionality via a copper “click” 1,3-cycloaddition. (B) Peptide oligomer conjugate of SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT) (w/azido group) conjugated to a DNA oligomer containing 3′-terminal alkyne functionality via a copper “click” 1,3-cycloaddition.

FIG. 100. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 G147 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 101. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 K148 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 102. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 M149 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 103. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 L150 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 104. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 F151 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 105. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 R152 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 106. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 V153 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 107. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 T154 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 108. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 I155 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 109. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 N156 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 110. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 S157 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 111. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 W158 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 112. Graph depicting a screen of SmTrip9 K149 site-saturation variants.

FIG. 113. Table of the results of FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation in E. coli lysates with SmTrip9 pep435/434.

FIG. 114. Table of the results of FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation in E. coli lysates with SmTrip9 pep435/434.

FIG. 115. Table of the results of FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation in E. coli lysates with SmTrip9 pep435/434.

FIG. 116A-C. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 117. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 118. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 119. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 120. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 121. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 122A-B. Table of the results FRB-FKBP facilitated complementation assay screen with combinational SmTrip9 variants.

FIG. 123. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 124. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 125. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 126. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 127. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 128. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 129. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 130. Table of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 131A-C. Table of Solubility of synthetic SmTrip9 peptides.

FIG. 132. Graph of biochemical co-titration of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides and pep289.

FIG. 133. Graph of biochemical co-titration of SmTrip9 synthetic peptides and pep289.

FIG. 134. Graph of biochemical co-titration of SmTrip9 and SmTrip 10 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 135. Graph of biochemical co-titration of pep521 and alternative SmTrip 10 synthetic peptides.

FIG. 136. SDS PAGE gel of strand removal (purification) from LgTrip 3546 template.

FIG. 137A-D. Graphs of strand removal proteins with various combinations of peptides.

FIG. 138A-B. graphs of strands 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 removal (purification) from LgTrip 3546 template.

FIG. 139A-E. Graphs of Kd and B max values of the dipeptide titrations.

FIG. 140. Schematic depicting the approach taken to develop a solution-based homogeneous, quantitative assay for anti-TNFa biologic agents Remicade, Humira, and Enbrel using tripartite protein G and TNFa fusion proteins.

FIG. 141. Graphs depicting quantitative analysis of TNFa inhibitor dose responses via facilitated complementation with SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) and TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) fusion proteins with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a solution-based homogeneous assay.

FIG. 142. Graphs depicting quantitative analysis of 10 nM infliximab via facilitated complementation with SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) and TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) fusion proteins with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in the presence of complex sample matrices including human serum and urine using a solution-based homogenous assay.

FIG. 143. Graph depicting the binding kinetics of signal generation measuring 100 pM of infliximab via facilitated complementation with SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) and TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) fusion proteins with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a solution-based homogenous assay.

FIG. 144. Graph depicting signal generation measuring 10 nM of infliximab via facilitated complementation of different SmTrip9 pep(X)-protein G variants and TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) fusion proteins with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a solution-based homogenous assay.

FIG. 145. Schematic depicting the approach taken to develop a homogenous cell-based, quantitative assay for anti-EGFR biologic agents panitumumab and cetuximab using SmTrip9-protein G fusion proteins and HEK293 cells expressing SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (SEQ ID NO:150).

FIG. 146. Graph depicting quantitation of Panitumumab via facilitated complementation with SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) fusion protein and SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a cell-based homogeneous assay.

FIG. 147. Graph depicting the real time binding kinetics of signal generation measuring Cetuximab via facilitated complementation with SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) fusion protein and SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a cell-based homogeneous assay.

FIG. 148. Graph depicting signal generation measuring 1 nM of panitumumab via facilitated complementation of different SmTrip9 pep(X)-protein G variants and SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells paired with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a cell-based homogenous assay.

FIG. 149. Graph depicting quantitation of panitumumab dose response via facilitated complementation of different SmTrip9 pep(X)-protein G variants and SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells paired with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a cell-based homogenous assay.

FIG. 150. Graphs depicting quantitation of human IL-1beta using Halotag-SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268) and HaloTag-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) chemically labeled paired antibodies in a solution-based homogeneous assay. Real time binding kinetics for human Troponin using NanoTrip chemically labeled paired antibodies.

FIG. 151. Graphs depicting real time binding kinetics for quantitation of human Troponin using Halotag-SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268) and HaloTag-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) chemically labeled paired antibodies in a solution-based homogeneous assay.

FIG. 152, Panels A-D. Specialized peptides responsible to direct proteins to specific cellular compartments were fused to LgBiT-HaloTag. (A) LgBiT-membrane sensor: LgBiT is in green and nucleus is in blue. (B) LgBiT-nuclear sensor: LgBiT is in green and nucleus is in blue. (C) LgBiT-mitochondria sensor: LgBiT is in green, MitoTracker is in red, and nucleus is in blue. (D) LgBiT-ER sensor: LgBiT is in green, ER marker is in red, and nucleus is in blue.

FIG. 153. Translocation assay. POI is endogenously tagged with HiBiT. Upon stimulation, the POI translocates to a different cellular compartment, for example the nucleus. A LgBiT-nuclear sensor could be used to detect this translocation event as the HiBiT meets LgBiT resulting in luminescence signal.

FIG. 154. Membrane translocation assay with wild-type LgBiT sensor. PKCα-HiBiT cell line was transfected with wild-type LgBiT-membrane sensor. Due to the strong interaction between LgBiT and HiBiT, the spontaneous complementation occurs, leading to no response to PMA stimuli.

FIG. 155. Membrane translocation assay with LgBiT* sensor. PKCα-HiBiT cell line was transfected with different amount of DNA encoding LgBiT*-membrane sensor. Upon PMA treatment, PKCα-HiBiT migrates to the plasma membrane, where the LgBiT*-membrane sensor anchors. The assembly between HiBiT and LgBiT* produces luminescence signal, and the signal is proportional to the amount of PKCα-HiBiT on the membrane. The assay is sensitive and robust. Titration of PMA yielded similar EC₅₀ (EC₅₀=2.0 nM) regardless of the amount of sensor input. Fold response is varied between 12- to 19-fold depending on the amount of sensor input.

FIG. 156. Nuclear translocation assay with LgBiT* sensor. p65-HiBiT cell line was transfected with DNA encoding LgBiT*-nuclear sensor. Addition of TNFα recruits p65 to the nucleus where LgBiT*-nuclear sensor localizes. Complementation occurs between HiBiT and LgBiT* to produce light. The signal intensity reflects the concentration of p65 in the nucleus. Titration of TNFα yielded EC₅₀ of 0.7 ng/mL with fold-response of 4. Real time measurement showed that it requires 30 min to reach the maximum accumulation of p65 in the nucleus upon stimulation.

FIG. 157A-B. (A) Graph and (B) table depicting affinity and B max of LgBiT mutants with HiBiT.

FIG. 158. Graph depicting affinity of LgBiT mutant lysates for HiBiT.

DEFINITIONS

Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments described herein, some preferred methods, compositions, devices, and materials are described herein. However, before the present materials and methods are described, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the particular molecules, compositions, methodologies or protocols herein described, as these may vary in accordance with routine experimentation and optimization. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular versions or embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments described herein.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. However, in case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control. Accordingly, in the context of the embodiments described herein, the following definitions apply.

As used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a peptide” is a reference to one or more peptides and equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art, and so forth.

As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of listed items, including any of the listed items individually. For example, “A, B, and/or C” encompasses A, B, C, AB, AC, BC, and ABC, each of which is to be considered separately described by the statement “A, B, and/or C.”

As used herein, the term “comprise” and linguistic variations thereof denote the presence of recited feature(s), element(s), method step(s), etc. without the exclusion of the presence of additional feature(s), element(s), method step(s), etc. Conversely, the term “consisting of” and linguistic variations thereof, denotes the presence of recited feature(s), element(s), method step(s), etc. and excludes any unrecited feature(s), element(s), method step(s), etc., except for ordinarily-associated impurities. The phrase “consisting essentially of” denotes the recited feature(s), element(s), method step(s), etc. and any additional feature(s), element(s), method step(s), etc. that do not materially affect the basic nature of the composition, system, or method. Many embodiments herein are described using open “comprising” language. Such embodiments encompass multiple closed “consisting of” and/or “consisting essentially of” embodiments, which may alternatively be claimed or described using such language.

As used herein, the term “substantially” means that the recited characteristic, parameter, and/or value need not be achieved exactly, but that deviations or variations, including for example, tolerances, measurement error, measurement accuracy limitations and other factors known to skill in the art, may occur in amounts that do not preclude the effect the characteristic was intended to provide. A characteristic or feature that is substantially absent (e.g., substantially non-luminescent) may be one that is within the noise, beneath background, below the detection capabilities of the assay being used, or a small fraction (e.g., <1%, <0.1%, <0.01%, <0.001%, <0.00001%, <0.000001%, <0.0000001%) of the significant characteristic (e.g., luminescent intensity of a bioluminescent protein or bioluminescent complex).

As used herein, the term “bioluminescence” refers to production and emission of light by a chemical reaction catalyzed by, or enabled by, an enzyme, protein, protein complex, or other biomolecule (e.g., bioluminescent complex). In typical embodiments, a substrate for a bioluminescent entity (e.g., bioluminescent protein or bioluminescent complex) is converted into an unstable form by the bioluminescent entity; the substrate subsequently emits light.

As used herein the term “complementary” refers to the characteristic of two or more structural elements (e.g., peptide, polypeptide, nucleic acid, small molecule, etc.) of being able to hybridize, dimerize, or otherwise form a complex with each other. For example, a “complementary peptide and polypeptide” are capable of coming together to form a complex. Complementary elements may require assistance (facilitation) to form a complex (e.g., from interaction elements), for example, to place the elements in the proper conformation for complementarity, to place the elements in the proper proximity for complementarity, to co-localize complementary elements, to lower interaction energy for complementary, to overcome insufficient affinity for one another, etc.

As used herein, the term “complex” refers to an assemblage or aggregate of molecules (e.g., peptides, polypeptides, etc.) in direct and/or indirect contact with one another. In one aspect, “contact,” or more particularly, “direct contact” means two or more molecules are close enough so that attractive noncovalent interactions, such as Van der Waal forces, hydrogen bonding, ionic and hydrophobic interactions, and the like, dominate the interaction of the molecules. In such an aspect, a complex of molecules (e.g., peptides and polypeptide) is formed under assay conditions such that the complex is thermodynamically favored (e.g., compared to a non-aggregated, or non-complexed, state of its component molecules). As used herein the term “complex,” unless described as otherwise, refers to the assemblage of two or more molecules (e.g., peptides, polypeptides or a combination thereof).

As used herein, the term “non-luminescent” refers to an entity (e.g., peptide, polypeptide, complex, protein, etc.) that exhibits the characteristic of not emitting a detectable amount of light in the visible spectrum (e.g., in the presence of a substrate). For example, an entity may be referred to as non-luminescent if it does not exhibit detectable luminescence in a given assay. As used herein, the term “non-luminescent” is synonymous with the term “substantially non-luminescent. In some embodiments, an entity is considered “non-luminescent” if any light emission is sufficiently minimal so as not to create interfering background for a particular assay.

As used herein, the terms “non-luminescent peptide” and “non-luminescent polypeptide” refer to peptides and polypeptides that exhibit substantially no luminescence (e.g., in the presence of a substrate), or an amount that is beneath the noise (e.g., 100-fold, 200-fold, 500-fold, 1×10³-fold, 1×10⁴-fold, 1×10⁵-fold, 1×10⁶-fold, 1×10⁷-fold, etc.) when compared to a significant signal (e.g., a bioluminescent complex) under standard conditions (e.g., physiological conditions, assay conditions, etc.) and with typical instrumentation (e.g., luminometer, etc.). In some embodiments, such non-luminescent peptides and polypeptides assemble, according to the criteria described herein, to form a bioluminescent complex.

As used herein, the term “interaction element” refers to a moiety that assists or facilitates the bringing together of non-luminescent elements to form a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, a pair of interaction elements (a.k.a. “interaction pair”) is attached to a pair of non-luminescent elements (e.g., non-luminescent peptides), and the attractive interaction between the two interaction elements facilitates formation of the bioluminescent complex; although the present invention is not limited to such a mechanism, and an understanding of the mechanism is not required to practice the invention. Interaction elements may facilitate formation of the bioluminescent complex by any suitable mechanism (e.g., bringing non-luminescent elements into close proximity, placing a non-luminescent element in proper conformation for stable interaction, reducing activation energy for complex formation, combinations thereof, etc.). An interaction element may be a protein, polypeptide, peptide, small molecule, cofactor, nucleic acid, lipid, carbohydrate, antibody, etc. An interaction pair may be made of two of the same interaction elements (i.e., homopair) or two different interaction elements (i.e., heteropair). In the case of a heteropair, the interaction elements may be the same type of moiety (e.g., polypeptides) or may be two different types of moieties (e.g., polypeptide and small molecule). In some embodiments, in which complex formation by the interaction pair is studied, an interaction pair may be referred to as a “target pair” or a “pair of interest,” and the individual interaction elements are referred to as “target elements” (e.g., “target peptide,” “target polypeptide,” etc.) or “elements of interest” (e.g., “peptide of interest,” “polypeptide or interest,” etc.).

As used herein, the term “low affinity” describes an intermolecular interaction between two or more (e.g., three) entities that is too weak to result in significant complex formation between the entities, except at concentrations substantially higher (e.g., 2-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 100-fold, 1000-fold, or more) than physiologic or assay conditions, or with facilitation from the formation of a second complex of attached elements (e.g., interaction elements).

As used herein, the term “high affinity” describes an intermolecular interaction between two or more (e.g., three) entities that is of sufficient strength to produce detectable complex formation under physiologic or assay conditions, without facilitation from the formation of a second complex of attached elements (e.g., interaction elements).

As used herein, the term “co-localization element” refers to a moiety that facilitates co-localization of non-luminescent elements. In some embodiments, a set of non-luminescent elements has sufficient affinity to form a complex when the non-luminescent elements are co-localized at sufficient concentration. In such embodiments, a set (e.g., pair) of co-localization elements (a.k.a. “co-localization pair”) is attached to a pair of non-luminescent elements (e.g., non-luminescent peptides), and the co-localization (e.g., within a cellular compartment, within a tissue, within a solution, on a solid matrix support, etc.) of the two co-localization elements facilitates co-localization of the non-luminescent elements, thereby facilitating formation of the bioluminescent complex; although the present invention is not limited to such a mechanism, and an understanding of the mechanism is not required to practice the invention. In some embodiments, due to the capacity of the non-luminescent elements to self-assemble into a luminescent complex, the co-localization elements need not directly interact to facilitate complex formation. A co-localization element may be a protein, polypeptide, peptide, small molecule, cofactor, nucleic acid, lipid, carbohydrate, antibody, etc. A co-localization pair may be made of two of the same co-localization elements (i.e., homopair) or two different co-localization elements (i.e., heteropair). In the case of a heteropair, the co-localization elements may be the same type of moiety (e.g., polypeptides) or may be two different types of moieties (e.g., polypeptide and small molecule). In some embodiments, in which the localization of the co-localization pair is studied, a co-localization pair may be referred to as a “target pair” or a “pair of interest,” and the individual co-localization elements are referred to as “target elements” (e.g., “target peptide,” “target polypeptide,” etc.) or “elements of interest” (e.g., “peptide of interest,” “polypeptide or interest,” etc.).

As used herein, the term “coelenterazine” refers to naturally-occurring (“native”) coelenterazine. As used herein, the term “coelenterazine analog” or “coelenterazine derivative” refers to synthetic (e.g., derivative or variant) and natural analogs thereof, including furimazine, coelenterazine-n, coelenterazine-f, coelenterazine-h, coelenterazine-hcp, coelenterazine-cp, coelenterazine-c, coelenterazine-e, coelenterazine-fcp, bis-deoxycoelenterazine (“coelenterazine-hh”), coelenterazine-i, coelenterazine-icp, coelenterazine-v, and 2-methyl coelenterazine, in addition to those disclosed in WO 2003/040100; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/056,073 (paragraph [0086]); U.S. Pat. No. 8,669,103; WO 2012/061529, U.S. Pat. Pub. 2017/0233789 and U.S. Pat. Pub. 2018/0030059; the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. In some embodiments, coelenterazine analogs include pro-substrates such as, for example, those described in U.S. application Ser. No. 12/056,073; U.S. Pub. No. 2012/0707849; U.S. Pub. No. 2014/0099654; herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.

As used herein, the term “preexisting protein” refers to an amino acid sequence that was in physical existence prior to a certain event or date. A “peptide that is not a fragment of a preexisting protein” is a short amino acid chain that is not a fragment or sub-sequence of a protein (e.g., synthetic or naturally-occurring) that was in physical existence prior to the design and/or synthesis of the peptide.

As used herein, the term “fragment” refers to a peptide or polypeptide that results from dissection or “fragmentation” of a larger whole entity (e.g., protein, polypeptide, enzyme, etc.), or a peptide or polypeptide prepared to have the same sequence as such. Therefore, a fragment is a subsequence of the whole entity (e.g., protein, polypeptide, enzyme, etc.) from which it is made and/or designed. A peptide or polypeptide that is not a subsequence of a preexisting whole protein is not a fragment (e.g., not a fragment of a preexisting protein). A peptide or polypeptide that is “not a fragment of a preexisting bioluminescent protein” is an amino acid chain that is not a subsequence of a protein (e.g., natural or synthetic) that: (1) was in physical existence prior to design and/or synthesis of the peptide or polypeptide, and (2) exhibits substantial bioluminescent activity.

As used herein, the term “subsequence” refers to peptide or polypeptide that has 100% sequence identify with a portion of another, larger peptide or polypeptide. The subsequence is a perfect sequence match for a portion of the larger amino acid chain.

The term “amino acid” refers to natural amino acids, unnatural amino acids, and amino acid analogs, all in their D and L stereoisomers, unless otherwise indicated, if their structures allow such stereoisomeric forms.

Natural amino acids include alanine (Ala or A), arginine (Arg or R), asparagine (Asn or N), aspartic acid (Asp or D), cysteine (Cys or C), glutamine (Gln or Q), glutamic acid (Glu or E), glycine (Gly or G), histidine (His or H), isoleucine (Ile or I), leucine (Leu or L), Lysine (Lys or K), methionine (Met or M), phenylalanine (Phe or F), proline (Pro or P), serine (Ser or S), threonine (Thr or T), tryptophan (Trp or W), tyrosine (Tyr or Y) and valine (Val or V).

Unnatural amino acids include, but are not limited to, pentafluorophenylalanine (“Z”), azetidinecarboxylic acid, 2-aminoadipic acid, 3-aminoadipic acid, beta-alanine, naphthylalanine (“naph”), aminopropionic acid, 2-aminobutyric acid, 4-aminobutyric acid, 6-aminocaproic acid, 2-aminoheptanoic acid, 2-aminoisobutyric acid, 3-aminoisbutyric acid, 2-aminopimelic acid, tertiary-butylglycine (“tBuG”), 2,4-diaminoisobutyric acid, desmosine, 2,2′-diaminopimelic acid, 2,3-diaminopropionic acid, N-ethylglycine, N-ethylasparagine, homoproline (“hPro” or “homoP”), hydroxylysine, allo-hydroxylysine, 3-hydroxyproline (“3Hyp”), 4-hydroxyproline (“4Hyp”), isodesmosine, allo-isoleucine, N-methylalanine (“MeAla” or “Nime”), N-alkylglycine (“NAG”) including N-methylglycine, N-methylisoleucine, N-alkylpentylglycine (“NAPG”) including N-methylpentylglycine. N-methylvaline, naphthylalanine, norvaline (“Norval”), norleucine (“Norleu”), octylglycine (“OctG”), ornithine (“Orn”), pentylglycine (“pG” or “PGly”), pipecolic acid, thioproline (“ThioP” or “tPro”), homoLysine (“hLys”), and homoArginine (“hArg”). Unnatural reactive amino acids are described in, for example, Boutureira, O. and G. J. Bernardes (2015) “Advances in chemical protein modification.” Chem Rev 115(5): 2174-2195; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The term “amino acid analog” refers to a natural or unnatural amino acid where one or more of the C-terminal carboxy group, the N-terminal amino group and side-chain bioactive group has been chemically blocked, reversibly or irreversibly, or otherwise modified to another bioactive group. For example, aspartic acid-(beta-methyl ester) is an amino acid analog of aspartic acid; N-ethylglycine is an amino acid analog of glycine; or alanine carboxamide is an amino acid analog of alanine. Other amino acid analogs include methionine sulfoxide, methionine sulfone, S-(carboxymethyl)-cysteine, S-(carboxymethyl)-cysteine sulfoxide and S-(carboxymethyl)-cysteine sulfone. Amino acid analogs may comprise amino acids with various protecting groups (Isidro-Llobet, A., et al. (2009). “Amino Acid-Protecting Groups.” Chemical Reviews 109(6): 2455-2504; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).

As used herein, unless otherwise specified, the terms “peptide” and “polypeptide” refer to polymer compounds of two or more amino acids joined through the main chain by peptide amide bonds (—C(O)NH—). The term “peptide” typically refers to short amino acid polymers (e.g., chains having fewer than 30 amino acids), whereas the term “polypeptide” typically refers to longer amino acid polymers (e.g., chains having more than 30 amino acids).

As used herein, unless otherwise specified, the term “dipeptide” refers to a peptide or small polypeptide (e.g., <70 amino acids, <60 amino acids, <50 amino acids, etc.) comprising two peptide segments (e.g., corresponding to two beta strands of a luciferase (e.g., a “β9/β10 dipeptide,” corresponding to the β9 and β10 strands of an OgLuc luciferase polypeptide), fused/attached directly or indirectly (e.g., via a linker (e.g., peptide linker (e.g., 1-10 amino acids (e.g., a single glycine)))).

As used herein, unless otherwise specified, the term “tripeptide” refers to a peptide or small polypeptide (e.g., <100 amino acids, <90 amino acids, <80 amino acids, etc.) comprising three peptide segments (e.g., corresponding to three beta strands of a luciferase (e.g., a “β8-10 tripeptide,” corresponding to the β8-10 strands of an OgLuc luciferase polypeptide), fused/attached directly or indirectly (e.g., via a linker (e.g., peptide linker (e.g., 1-10 amino acids (e.g., a single glycine)))).

As used herein, terms “peptidomimetic” and “peptide mimetic” refer to peptide-like or polypeptide-like molecules that emulate a sequence derived from a protein or peptide. A peptidomimetic may contain amino acids analogs, peptoid amino acids, and/or non-amino acid components either exclusively or in combination with amino acids (e.g., natural or non-natural amino acids). Examples of peptidomimitecs include chemically modified peptides/polypeptides, peptoids (side chains are appended to the nitrogen atom of the peptide backbone rather than to the α-carbons), β-peptides (amino group bonded to the β carbon rather than the α carbon), etc.

As used herein, the term “peptoid” refers to a class of peptidomimetics where the side chains are functionalized on the nitrogen atom of the peptide backbone rather than to the α-carbon.

As used herein, the term “artificial” refers to compositions and systems that are designed or prepared by man and are not naturally occurring. For example, an artificial peptide, peptoid, or nucleic acid is one comprising a non-natural sequence (e.g., a peptide without 100% identity with a naturally-occurring protein or a fragment thereof).

As used herein, a “conservative” amino acid substitution refers to the substitution of an amino acid in a peptide or polypeptide with another amino acid having similar chemical properties such as size or charge. For purposes of the present disclosure, each of the following eight groups contains amino acids that are conservative substitutions for one another:

1) Alanine (A) and Glycine (G);

2) Aspartic acid (D) and Glutamic acid (E);

3) Asparagine (N) and Glutamine (Q);

4) Arginine (R) and Lysine (K);

5) Isoleucine (I), Leucine (L), Methionine (M), and Valine (V);

6) Phenylalanine (F), Tyrosine (Y), and Tryptophan (W);

7) Serine (S) and Threonine (T); and

8) Cysteine (C) and Methionine (M).

Naturally occurring residues may be divided into classes based on common side chain properties, for example: polar positive (or basic) (histidine (H), lysine (K), and arginine (R)); polar negative (or acidic) (aspartic acid (D), glutamic acid (E)); polar neutral (serine (S), threonine (T), asparagine (N), glutamine (Q)); non-polar aliphatic (alanine (A), valine (V), leucine (L), isoleucine (I), methionine (M)); non-polar aromatic (phenylalanine (F), tyrosine (Y), tryptophan (W)); proline and glycine; and cysteine. As used herein, a “semi-conservative” amino acid substitution refers to the substitution of an amino acid in a peptide or polypeptide with another amino acid within the same class.

In some embodiments, unless otherwise specified, a conservative or semi-conservative amino acid substitution may also encompass non-naturally occurring amino acid residues that have similar chemical properties to the natural residue. These non-natural residues are typically incorporated by chemical peptide synthesis rather than by synthesis in biological systems. These include, but are not limited to, peptidomimetics and other reversed or inverted forms of amino acid moieties. Embodiments herein may, in some embodiments, be limited to natural amino acids, non-natural amino acids, and/or amino acid analogs.

Non-conservative substitutions may involve the exchange of a member of one class for a member from another class.

As used herein, the term “sequence identity” refers to the degree two polymer sequences (e.g., peptide, polypeptide, nucleic acid, etc.) have the same sequential composition of monomer subunits. The term “sequence similarity” refers to the degree with which two polymer sequences (e.g., peptide, polypeptide, nucleic acid, etc.) have similar polymer sequences. For example, similar amino acids are those that share the same biophysical characteristics and can be grouped into the families, e.g., acidic (e.g., aspartate, glutamate), basic (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), non-polar (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan) and uncharged polar (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine, serine, threonine, tyrosine). The “percent sequence identity” (or “percent sequence similarity”) is calculated by: (1) comparing two optimally aligned sequences over a window of comparison (e.g., the length of the longer sequence, the length of the shorter sequence, a specified window), (2) determining the number of positions containing identical (or similar) monomers (e.g., same amino acids occurs in both sequences, similar amino acid occurs in both sequences) to yield the number of matched positions, (3) dividing the number of matched positions by the total number of positions in the comparison window (e.g., the length of the longer sequence, the length of the shorter sequence, a specified window), and (4) multiplying the result by 100 to yield the percent sequence identity or percent sequence similarity. For example, if peptides A and B are both 20 amino acids in length and have identical amino acids at all but 1 position, then peptide A and peptide B have 95% sequence identity. If the amino acids at the non-identical position shared the same biophysical characteristics (e.g., both were acidic), then peptide A and peptide B would have 100% sequence similarity. As another example, if peptide C is 20 amino acids in length and peptide D is 15 amino acids in length, and 14 out of 15 amino acids in peptide D are identical to those of a portion of peptide C, then peptides C and D have 70% sequence identity, but peptide D has 93.3% sequence identity to an optimal comparison window of peptide C. For the purpose of calculating “percent sequence identity” (or “percent sequence similarity”) herein, any gaps in aligned sequences are treated as mismatches at that position.

Any peptide/polypeptides described herein as having a particular percent sequence identity or similarity (e.g., at least 70%) with a reference sequence ID number, may also be expressed as having a maximum number of substitutions (or terminal deletions) with respect to that reference sequence. For example, a sequence having at least Y % sequence identity (e.g., 90%) with SEQ ID NO:Z (e.g., 100 amino acids) may have up to X substitutions (e.g., 10) relative to SEQ ID NO:Z, and may therefore also be expressed as “having X (e.g., 10) or fewer substitutions relative to SEQ ID NO:Z.”

As used herein, the term “wild-type,” refers to a gene or gene product (e.g., protein, polypeptide, peptide, etc.) that has the characteristics (e.g., sequence) of that gene or gene product isolated from a naturally occurring source, and is most frequently observed in a population. In contrast, the term “mutant” or “variant” refers to a gene or gene product that displays modifications in sequence when compared to the wild-type gene or gene product. It is noted that “naturally-occurring variants” are genes or gene products that occur in nature, but have altered sequences when compared to the wild-type gene or gene product; they are not the most commonly occurring sequence. “Artificial variants” are genes or gene products that have altered sequences when compared to the wild-type gene or gene product and do not occur in nature. Variant genes or gene products may be naturally occurring sequences that are present in nature, but not the most common variant of the gene or gene product, or “synthetic,” produced by human or experimental intervention.

As used herein, the term “physiological conditions” encompasses any conditions compatible with living cells, e.g., predominantly aqueous conditions of a temperature, pH, salinity, chemical makeup, etc. that are compatible with living cells.

As used herein, the term “sample” is used in its broadest sense. In one sense, it is meant to include a specimen or culture obtained from any source, as well as biological and environmental samples. Biological samples may be obtained from animals (including humans) and encompass fluids, solids, tissues, and gases. Biological samples include blood products, such as plasma, serum, and the like. Sample may also refer to cell lysates or purified forms of the enzymes, peptides, and/or polypeptides described herein. Cell lysates may include cells that have been lysed with a lysing agent or lysates such as rabbit reticulocyte or wheat germ lysates. Sample may also include cell-free expression systems. Environmental samples include environmental material such as surface matter, soil, water, crystals, and industrial samples. Such examples are not however to be construed as limiting the sample types applicable to the present invention.

As used herein, the terms “fusion,” “fusion polypeptide,” and “fusion protein” refer to a chimeric protein containing a first protein or polypeptide of interest (e.g., substantially non-luminescent peptide) joined to a second different peptide, polypeptide, or protein (e.g., interaction element).

As used herein, the terms “conjugated” and “conjugation” refer to the covalent attachment of two molecular entities (e.g., post-synthesis and/or during synthetic production). The attachment of a peptide or small molecule tag to a protein or small molecule, chemically (e.g., “chemically” conjugated) or enzymatically, is an example of conjugation.

The term “binding moiety” refers to a domain that specifically binds an antigen or epitope independently of a different epitope or antigen binding domain. A binding moiety may be an antibody, antibody fragment, a receptor domain that binds a target ligand, proteins that bind to immunoglobulins (e.g., protein A, protein G, protein A/G, protein L, protein M), a binding domain of a proteins that bind to immunoglobulins (e.g., protein A, protein G, protein A/G, protein L, protein M), oligonucleotide probe, peptide nucleic acid, DARPin, aptamer, affimer, a purified protein (either the analyte itself or a protein that binds to the analyte), and analyte binding domain(s) of proteins etc. Table A provides a lists of exemplary binding moieties that could be used singly or in various combinations in methods, systems, and assays (e.g., immunoassays) herein.

TABLE A Exemplary binding moieties Binding Moiety A Binding Moiety B Protein A Protein A Ig Binding domain of protein A Ig binding domain of protein A Protein G Protein G Ig Binding domain of protein G Ig binding domain of protein G Protein L Protein L Ig Binding domain of protein L Ig binding domain of protein L Protein M Protein M Ig Binding domain of protein M Ig binding domain of protein M polyclonal antibody against analyte X polyclonal antibody: same antibody or second polyclonal antibody recognizing same target analyte X monoclonal antibody monoclonal antibody recognizing different epitope on same target analyte X recombinant antibody recombinant antibody recognizing different epitope on same target analyte X scFv scFv recognizing different epitope on same target analyte X variable light chain (V_(L)) of antibody (monoclonal, variable heavy chain (V_(H)) of same antibody (monoclonal, recombinant, polyclonal) recognizing target analyte X recombinant, polyclonal) recognizing target analyte X protein (e.g. receptor) binding domain 1 that binds to protein (e.g. receptor) binding domain 2 that binds to analyte X analyte X (Fab) fragment (Fab) fragment from different antibody recognizing different epitope to same target analyte X Fab′ fragment Fab′ from different antibody recognizing different epitope to same target analyte X Fv fragment Fv from different antibody recognizing different epitope to same target analyte X F(ab′)2 fragment F(ab′)2 from different antibody recognizing different epitope to same target analyte X oligonucleotide probe oligonucleotide probe to same DNA or RNA target but recognizing non-overlapping sequence DARPin DARPin recognizing non-overlapping domain of same target peptide nucleic acid peptide nucleic acid recognizing same DNA or RNA target but non-overlapping sequence aptamer aptamer binding to same target analyte X but recognizing non- overlapping sequence or epitope affimer aptamer binding to same target analyte X but recognizing different epitope

As used herein, the term “antibody” refers to a whole antibody molecule or a fragment thereof (e.g., fragments such as Fab, Fab′, and F(ab′)₂, variable light chain, variable heavy chain, Fv, it may be a polyclonal or monoclonal or recombinant antibody, a chimeric antibody, a humanized antibody, a human antibody, etc. As used herein, when an antibody or other entity “specifically recognizes” or “specifically binds” an antigen or epitope, it preferentially recognizes the antigen in a complex mixture of proteins and/or macromolecules, and binds the antigen or epitope with affinity which is substantially higher than to other entities not displaying the antigen or epitope. In this regard, “affinity which is substantially higher” means affinity that is high enough to enable detection of an antigen or epitope which is distinguished from entities using a desired assay or measurement apparatus. Typically, it means binding affinity having a binding constant (K_(a)) of at least 10⁷ M⁻¹ (e.g., >10⁷ M⁻¹, >10⁸ M⁻¹, >10⁹ M⁻¹, >10¹⁰ M⁻¹, >10¹¹ M⁻¹, >10¹² M⁻¹, >10¹³ M⁻¹, etc.). In certain such embodiments, an antibody is capable of binding different antigens so long as the different antigens comprise that particular epitope. In certain instances, for example, homologous proteins from different species may comprise the same epitope.

As used herein, the term “antibody fragment” refers to a portion of a full-length antibody, including at least a portion of the antigen binding region or a variable region. Antibody fragments include, but are not limited to, Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)₂, Fv, scFv, Fd, variable light chain, variable heavy chain, diabodies, and other antibody fragments that retain at least a portion of the variable region of an intact antibody. See, e.g., Hudson et al. (2003) Nat. Med. 9:129-134; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In certain embodiments, antibody fragments are produced by enzymatic or chemical cleavage of intact antibodies (e.g., papain digestion and pepsin digestion of antibody) produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or chemical polypeptide synthesis. For example, a “Fab” fragment comprises one light chain and the C_(H1) and variable region of one heavy chain. The heavy chain of a Fab molecule cannot form a disulfide bond with another heavy chain molecule. A “Fab′” fragment comprises one light chain and one heavy chain that comprises additional constant region, extending between the C_(H1) and C_(H2) domains. An interchain disulfide bond can be formed between two heavy chains of a Fab′ fragment to form a “F(ab′)₂” molecule. An “Fv” fragment comprises the variable regions from both the heavy and light chains, but lacks the constant regions. A single-chain Fv (scFv) fragment comprises heavy and light chain variable regions connected by a flexible linker to form a single polypeptide chain with an antigen-binding region. Exemplary single chain antibodies are discussed in detail in WO 88/01649 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,946,778 and 5,260,203; herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. In certain instances, a single variable region (e.g., a heavy chain variable region or a light chain variable region) may have the ability to recognize and bind antigen. Other antibody fragments will be understood by skilled artisans.

As used herein, the term “peptide tag” refers to a peptide that may be attached (e.g., post-synthesis or during synthetic production) or fused to another entity (e.g., protein of interest, molecule of interest, interaction element, co-localization element, etc.). The peptide tag may or may not be attached to another entity. Typically, as used herein, a peptide tag is capable of forming a bioluminescent complex with another peptide tag and a polypeptide under appropriate conditions. In embodiments in which a peptide tag is attached to another entity, a peptide tag is chemically conjugated to another molecule (e.g., peptide, polypeptide, nucleic acid, other small molecules or macromolecules), chemically synthesized to be a part of another molecule, or genetically fused to another peptide or polypeptide molecule, etc.

As used herein, the term “polypeptide component” is used synonymously with the term “polypeptide component of a bioluminescent complex.” Typically, as used herein, a polypeptide component is capable of forming a bioluminescent complex with a pair of peptide tags, under appropriate conditions.

As used herein, the term “an Oplophorus luciferase” (“an OgLuc”) refers to a luminescent polypeptide having significant sequence identity, structural conservation, and/or the functional activity of the luciferase produce by and derived from the deep-sea shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostris. In particular, an OgLuc polypeptide refers to a luminescent polypeptide having significant sequence identity, structural conservation, and/or the functional activity of the mature 19 kDa subunit of the Oplophorus luciferase protein complex (e.g., without a signal sequence) such as SEQ ID NOs: 1 (WT OgLuc) and 3 (NanoLuc), which comprises 10 β strands (β1, β2, β3, β4, β5, β6, β7, β8, β9, β10) and utilize substrates such as coelenterazine or coelenterazine derivatives to produce luminescence.

As used herein, the term “β9-like peptide” refers to a peptide (or peptide tag) comprising significant sequence identity, structural conservation, and/or the functional activity of the β (beta) 9 strand of an OgLuc polypeptide. In particular, a β9-like peptide is a peptide capable of structurally complementing an OgLuc polypeptide lacking a β9 strand resulting in enhanced luminescence of the complex compared to the OgLuc polypeptide in the absence of the β9-like peptide. Other “βX-like peptides” may be similarly named (e.g., β1-like, β2-like, β3-like, β4-like, β5-like, β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like).

As used herein, the term “β10-like peptide” refers to a peptide (or peptide tag) comprising significant sequence identity, structural conservation, and/or the functional activity of the β (beta) 10 strand of an OgLuc polypeptide. In particular, a β10-like peptide is a peptide capable of structurally complementing an OgLuc polypeptide lacking a β10 strand resulting in enhanced luminescence of the complex compared to the OgLuc polypeptide in the absence of the β10-like peptide. Other “βX-like peptides” may be similarly named (e.g., β1-like, β2-like, β3-like, β4-like, β5-like, β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like).

As used herein, the term “β₁₋₈-like polypeptide” refers to a polypeptide bearing sequence and structural similarity to β (beta) strands 1-8 of an OgLuc polypeptide, but lacking β (beta) strands 9 and 10. Other “β_(Y-Z)-like polypeptides” may be similarly named (e.g., β₁₋₄-like polypeptide, β₂₋₈-like polypeptide, β₅₋₁₀-like polypeptide, etc.).

As used herein, the term “NANOLUC” refers to an artificial luciferase or bioluminescent polypeptide produced commercially by the Promega Corporation and corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 3.

As used herein, the term “LgBiT” refers to a polypeptide corresponding to β₁₋₉-like polypeptide that finds use in, for example, binary complementation to form a bioluminescent complex and corresponds to SEQ ID NO: 11.

As used herein, the term “SmBiT” refers to a peptide corresponding to β₁₀-like peptide that finds use in, for example, binary complementation to form a bioluminescent complex, but has low affinity for LgBiT (e.g., requires facilitation for complex formation) and corresponds to SEQ ID NO: 13.

As used herein, the term “HiBiT” refers to a peptide corresponding to β₁₀-like peptide that finds use in, for example, binary complementation to form a bioluminescent complex, but has low affinity for LgBiT (e.g., requires facilitation for complex formation) and corresponds to SEQ ID NO: 15. HiBiT is has the same sequence as “SmHiTrip10” (SEQ ID NO: 25) and “pep86,” terms which may be used interchangeably (also SmTrip10 pep86, etc.).

As used herein, the term “LgTrip” refers to a polypeptide corresponding to β₁₋₈-like polypeptide that corresponds to SEQ ID NO: 17 and finds use in, for example, tripartite complementation with β₉-like and β₁₀-like peptides to form a bioluminescent complex, or binary complementation, with a β₉₋₁₀-like dipeptide to form a bioluminescent complex. LgTrip variants include: LgTrip 2098 (w/ His tag: SEQ ID NO: 31; w/o His tag: SEQ ID NO: 304) and LgTrip 3546 (w/ His tag: SEQ ID NO: 51; w/o His tag: SEQ ID NO: 302).

As used herein, the term “SmTrip10” refers to a peptide corresponding to β₁₀-like peptide that finds use in, for example, tripartite complementation to form a bioluminescent complex.

As used herein, the term “SmTrip9” refers to a peptide corresponding to β₉-like peptide that finds use in, for example, tripartite complementation to form a bioluminescent complex.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a tripartite or multipartite bioluminescent complex. In particular, a bioluminescent complex is formed upon the interaction of two or more peptide tags (e.g., separately or fused as a dipeptide or tripeptide) and a polypeptide component.

Experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate that a tripartite luciferase comprising two small peptide elements (e.g., a β10-like peptide and β9-like peptide) and one polypeptide element (e.g., β₁₋₈-like polypeptide) assemble to form a luminescent complex. Experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein further demonstrate the formation of a bioluminescent complex from up to five fragments of a luciferase (or variants of such fragments), such as a polypeptide fragment (or variant thereof) and one or more peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide fragments (or variants of such fragments).

The commercially-available NANOLUC luciferase (Promega Corporation) comprises 10 β (beta) strands (β1, β2, β3, β4, β5, β6, β7, β8, β9, β10). U.S. Pat. No. 9,797,889 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety) describes development and use of a complementation system comprising a β₁₋₉-like polypeptide and a β₁₀-like peptide (the actual polypeptide and peptide sequences in U.S. Pat. No. 9,797,889 differ from the corresponding sequences in NANOLUC and wild-type native OgLuc).

In experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein, a β₁₋₉-like polypeptide was further split by removal of the β9 strand. The remaining portion (a β₁₋₈-like polypeptide) is referred to herein as LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 17; or SEQ ID NO: 31 (with His tag)). Experiments attempted to reconstitute a luminescent complex from LgTrip and two peptides corresponding to the β9 (SmTrip9 pep245; SEQ ID NO: 23) and β10 (SmTrip10 pep86; HiBit, a β10 sequence optimized for use in a high affinity bipartite system; SEQ ID NO: 15) strands. Experiments demonstrated that LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 17; or SEQ ID NO: 31 (with His tag)) expressed poorly in E. coli, was unstable, and was susceptible to surface inactivation. Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to develop artificial variants that exhibit one or more (e.g., all) of enhanced stability, enhanced expression, enhanced activity, enhanced molecular interactions, etc., and is capable of being used in a system to reconstitute a bioluminescent complex with peptides corresponding to the β9 (e.g., β9-like peptides (e.g., SmTrip9 pep245; SEQ ID NO: 23)) and β10 (e.g., β10-like peptides (e.g., SmTrip10 pep86; HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25)) strands. Experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate, for example, that LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19) or LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) are capable of forming a luminescent complex with suitable β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9 pep245; SEQ ID NO: 23) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10 pep86; HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) peptides. Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to develop artificial polypeptide components (e.g., SEQ ID NOs: 19, 21, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, and additional variants thereof) and peptide tags (e.g., the peptides listed in Table 1 and additional variants thereof) with enhanced characteristics for luminescent complex reconstitution.

Further experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate that NANOLUC-based bioluminescent complexes can be formed using constructs comprising other polypeptide components (e.g., β₁₋₅-like, β₁₋₆-like, β₁₋₇-like, etc.) and corresponding combinations of complimentary peptides (e.g., β₆-like, β₇-like, β₈-like, β₉-like, β₁₀-like), dipeptides (e.g., β₆₋₇-like, β₇₋₈-like, β₈₋₉-like, β₉₋₁₀-like), tripeptides (e.g., β₆₋₈-like, β₇₋₉-like, β₈₋₁₀-like), polypeptides (e.g., β₆₋₁₀-like, β₆₋₉-like, β₇₋₁₀-like, etc.) derived from the NANOLUC-based, NanoBiT-based, and NanoTrip-based systems, polypeptides, and peptide described herein. The experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate the formation of a bioluminescent complex from two or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.) peptide and polypeptide components that collectively comprise the full length of a luciferase construct (e.g., a full length luciferase polypeptide comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or rages therebetween) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789).

In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a bioluminescent complex from two peptide tags (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β₁₋₈-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide).

In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a bioluminescent complex from a polypeptide component (e.g., a β₁₋₅-like, β₁₋₆-like, β₁₋₇-like, or β₁₋₈-like polypeptide), and complementary peptide(s) (e.g., β₆-like, β₇-like, β₈-like, β₉-like, β₁₀-like), dipeptide(s) (e.g., β₆₋₇-like, β₇₋₈-like, β₈₋₉-like, β₉₋₁₀-like), tripeptide (e.g., β₆₋₈-like, β₇₋₉-like, β₈₋₁₀-like), and/or polypeptides (e.g., β₆₋₁₀-like, β₆₋₉-like, β₇₋₁₀-like, etc.).

In some embodiments, one or more (e.g., two, three, four, five, etc.) of the peptide tags and the polypeptide component are not fragments of a preexisting protein (e.g., are not structurally-complementary subsequences of a known polypeptide sequence). However, in other embodiments, one or more of the peptide tags and the polypeptide component may be fragments of a known or existing protein, polypeptide, or peptide. In certain embodiments, the bioluminescent activity of the polypeptide component (of the bioluminescent complex) is enhanced (e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 10²-fold, 10³-fold, 10⁴-fold, 10⁵-fold, 10⁶-fold, or more) via structural complementation with the two peptide tags. In some embodiments, provided herein are peptide (peptide tags)/polypeptide elements that are capable of assembling into a bioluminescent complex for the purpose of, for example, detecting and monitoring molecular interactions (e.g., protein-protein, protein-DNA, protein-RNA interactions, RNA-DNA, protein-small molecule, RNA-small-molecule, DNA-DNA, RNA-RNA, PNA-DNA, PNA-RNA, etc.). In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptide thereof) are fused, or otherwise linked to interaction elements. In particular embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide components, when for the purpose of detecting/monitoring molecular interactions, do not form a complete bioluminescent complex without facilitation by the interaction between interaction elements. However, upon interaction (e.g., binding) of the interaction elements to each other (or to a target molecule or complex), formation of the bioluminescent complex is facilitated. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal from the bioluminescent complex (or the capacity to produce such a signal in the presence of substrate) serves as a reporter for the formation of a complex by the interaction elements. If an interaction complex is formed, then a bioluminescent complex is formed, and a bioluminescent signal is detected/measured/monitored (e.g., in the presence of substrate). If an interaction complex fails to form (e.g., due to unfavorable conditions, due to unstable interaction between the interaction elements, due to incompatible interaction elements), then a bioluminescent complex does not form, and a bioluminescent signal is not produced (e.g., in the presence of substrate). In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal from the bioluminescent complex (or the capacity to produce such a signal in the presence of substrate) serves as a reporter for the binding of the interaction elements to a target. If target-binding occurs, then a bioluminescent complex is formed and a bioluminescent signal is detected/measured/monitored (e.g., in the presence of substrate). If target-binding fails to occur (e.g., due to unfavorable conditions, due to unstable interaction between an interaction element and target, due to the absence of target, etc.), then a bioluminescent complex does not form and a bioluminescent signal is not produced.

In certain embodiments, interaction elements are two molecules of interest (e.g., protein(s) of interest, small molecule(s) of interest, etc.). For example, assays can be performed to detect the interaction of two molecules of interest by tethering each one to separate peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptide thereof). If the molecules of interest interact (e.g., transiently interact, stably interact, etc.), the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are brought into close proximity in a suitable conformation, and a bioluminescent complex is formed between the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and the polypeptide component of the bioluminescent complex (and bioluminescent signal is produced/detected (e.g., in the presence of substrate)). In the absence of an interaction between the molecules of interest, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are not brought into close proximity and/or arranged in an orientation to facilitate complex formation with the polypeptide component of the bioluminescent complex, the bioluminescent complex is not formed, and a bioluminescent signal is not produced (in the presence of substrate). Such embodiments can be used to study the effect of inhibitors on complex formation, the effect of mutations on complex formation, the effect of conditions (e.g., temperature, pH, etc.) on complex formation, the interaction of a small molecule (e.g., potential therapeutic) with a target molecule, etc.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptide thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are provided that are capable of assembling into a bioluminescent complex without facilitation by interaction elements. In such embodiments, a bioluminescent complex will form when the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide component are together within the same sample, subcellular compartment, cell, tissue, etc. (e.g., co-localized). In some embodiments, provided herein peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide (tags)/polypeptide elements that are capable of assembling into a bioluminescent complex for use in detecting and monitoring co-localization (e.g., without molecular interaction) of molecular elements (e.g., protein(s), nucleic acid(s), small molecule(s), lipid, carbohydrate, cellular structure, etc.). In some embodiments, a bioluminescent complex is formed from peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component that collectively span a full β1-like to β10-like sequence. In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are fused or otherwise linked to co-localization elements. In particular embodiments, particularly for the purpose of detecting/monitoring co-localization (e.g., without molecular interaction), the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide components are capable of forming a bioluminescent complex without facilitation (e.g., without interaction elements). Upon co-localization (e.g., within the same cell, on the same surface, with the same cellular compartment, within the same tissue, etc.) of the co-localization elements (e.g., fused to the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags), formation of the bioluminescent complex (from the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and the polypeptide component), with or without interaction of the co-localization elements, is facilitated. In some embodiments, the bioluminescent signal from the bioluminescent complex (or the capacity to produce such a signal in the presence of substrate) serves as a reporter for co-localization of the co-localization elements. If the co-localization elements co-localize, then a bioluminescent complex of the polypeptide component and the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags fused to the co-localization elements is formed, and a bioluminescent signal is detected/measured/monitored (e.g., in the presence of substrate). If the co-localization elements do not co-localize, then a bioluminescent complex does not form, and a bioluminescent signal is not produced (e.g., in the presence of substrate).

In certain embodiments, the co-localization pair comprises two molecules of interest (e.g., protein(s) of interest, small molecule(s) of interest, etc.). For example, assays can be performed to detect the co-localization (e.g., within a cell, within a cellular compartment, within a tissue, etc.) of two molecules of interest by tethering each one to a separate dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof). If the molecules of interest co-localize, the peptide tags are brought into close proximity in a suitable conformation, and a bioluminescent complex is formed with the polypeptide component polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide), and bioluminescent signal is produced/detected (e.g., in the presence of substrate). In the absence of co-localization of the molecules of interest, the polypeptide components and peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags tags do not interact to form a complex, and a bioluminescent signal is not produced (e.g., in the presence of substrate). Such embodiments can be used to study co-localization of molecules of interest under various conditions.

In some embodiments, systems, assays, and devices comprising dipeptide/tripeptide tags tags e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are provided for the detection of an analyte (e.g., small molecule, peptide, protein, antibody, nucleic acid, etc.) in a sample. In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are tethered or fused with detection/binding agents (e.g., binding moiety, binding sequence, etc.) that recognize the target analyte, target analytes, secondary analytes that are bound by the target analyte, secondary binding agents that bind to primary binding agents, etc. In some embodiments, various combinations of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags tethered/fused to the aforementioned detection/binding agents are used in assays and devices for the detection/quantification/identification of analytes in a sample. Exemplary systems that find use in assays and devices are depicted in, for example, FIGS. 51-56 and described herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein are compositions and methods for the assembly of a bioluminescent complex from a dipeptide (e.g., a β9/β10-like dipeptide) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β₁₋₈-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide). In some embodiments, the dipeptide and the polypeptide component are not fragments of a preexisting protein (e.g., are not structurally-complementary subsequences of a known polypeptide sequence). However, in other embodiments, the dipeptide and/or the polypeptide component may be fragments of a known or existing protein, polypeptide, or peptide. In certain embodiments, the bioluminescent activity of the polypeptide component (of the bioluminescent complex) is enhanced (e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 10²-fold, 10³-fold, 10⁴-fold, 10⁵-fold, 10⁶-fold, or more) via structural complementation with the dipeptide. In some embodiments, a β₁₋₈-like polypeptide exhibits lower background luminescence than a β₁₋₉-like polypeptide. In some embodiments, a β₁₋₈-like polypeptide exhibits increased thermal and chemical stability compared to a β₁₋₉-like polypeptide.

In some embodiments, provided herein are bioluminescent complexes, including but not limited to those comprising any of the following combinations of peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptide components:

-   -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6-like peptide+β7-like peptide+β8-like         peptide+β9-like peptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6-like peptide+β7-like peptide+β8-like         peptide+β9/10-like dipeptide;     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6-like peptide+β7/8-like         dipeptide+β9/10-like dipeptide;     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6/7/8-like tripeptide+β9/10-like         dipeptide;     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6-like peptide+β7/8/9-like         tripeptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-6-like polypeptide+β7-like peptide+β8-like peptide+β9-like         peptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-6-like polypeptide+β7-like peptide+β8-like peptide+β9/10-like         dipeptide;     -   β1-6-like polypeptide+β7/8-like dipeptide+β9/10-like dipeptide;     -   β1-6-like polypeptide+β6/7/8-like dipeptide+β9-like         peptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-6-like polypeptide+β7/8/9-like tripeptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-7-like polypeptide+β8-like peptide+β9-like peptide+β10-like         peptide;     -   β1-7-like polypeptide+β8-like peptide+β9/10-like dipeptide;     -   β1-7-like polypeptide+8/9-like dipeptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-7-like polypeptide+β8/9/10-like tripeptide;     -   β1-8-like polypeptide+β9-like peptide+β10-like peptide;     -   β1-8-like polypeptide+β9/10-like dipeptide;     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6-10-like polypeptide;     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β6-9-like polypeptide+β10-like peptide;         and     -   β1-5-like polypeptide+β7-10-like polypeptide+β6-like peptide.         The above combinations are not limiting and other combinations         of peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptide components         are within the scope herein.

In some embodiments, a β1-5-like polypeptide comprises positions 1-102 of SEQ ID NO: 788. In some embodiments, a β1-6-like polypeptide comprises positions 1-124 of SEQ ID NO: 788. In some embodiments, a β1-7-like polypeptide comprises positions 1-133 of SEQ ID NO: 788. In some embodiments, a β1-8-like polypeptide comprises positions 1-148 of SEQ ID NO: 788.

In some embodiments, a set of β5-10-like peptides/dipeptide/tripeptides/polypeptide collectively comprise positions 103-170 of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789. In some embodiments, a set of β6-10-like peptides/dipeptide/tripeptides/polypeptide collectively comprise positions 125-170 of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789. In some embodiments, a set of β7-10-like peptides/dipeptide/tripeptides/polypeptide collectively comprise positions 134-170 of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789. In some embodiments, a set of β8-10-like peptides/dipeptide/tripeptides/polypeptide collectively comprise positions 149-170 of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789.

In some embodiments, one or more components of a bioluminescent complex span partial beta strands of the base luciferases (e.g., OgLuc, NANOLUC, SEQ ID NO: 788, SEQ ID NO: 789, etc.) described herein. The separations between peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptide components may reside at the split points between the beta strands or may appear at a position −1, −2, −3, −4, −5, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, or more from the split points identified by the sequences herein. In some embodiments, peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptide components that span the full sequence of a base luciferases (e.g., OgLuc, NANOLUC, SEQ ID NO: 788, SEQ ID NO: 789, etc.) described herein are capable of forming a bioluminescent complex, even if the split points for the components are not between the beta strands.

For example, a split site between β5 and β6 may occur between positions 102 and 103 of SEQ ID NO: 788, or in some embodiments such a split site may occur at a position up to 5 resifues before or after that position (e.g., after after position 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107). In some embodiments, a split site between β6 and β7 may occur between positions 124 and 125 of SEQ ID NO: 788, or in some embodiments such a split site may occur at a position up to 5 resifues before or after that position (e.g., after after position 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129). In some embodiments, a split site between β7 and β8 may occur between positions 133 and 134 of SEQ ID NO: 788, or in some embodiments such a split site may occur at a position up to 5 resifues before or after that position (e.g., after after position 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138). In some embodiments, a split site between β8 and β9 may occur between positions 148 and 149 of SEQ ID NO: 788, or in some embodiments such a split site may occur at a position up to 5 resifues before or after that position (e.g., after after position 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153).

In some embodiments, two peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptide components that are sequentially adjavent within the base luciferase (e.g., OgLuc, NANOLUC, SEQ ID NO: 788, SEQ ID NO: 789, etc.) sequence comprise all of the amino acids of that corresponding portion of the base sequence. In some embodiments, one or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or more) amino acids adjacent to the split point in the base sequence are absent from the corresponding peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components.

In some embodiments, provided herein are peptides comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%) sequence identity with one of the following:

(SEQ ID NO: 802) β6-like - GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG; (SEQ ID NO: 803 β7-like - KKITTTGTL (SEQ ID NO: 804 β8-like - WNGNKIIDERLITPD (SEQ ID NO: 805 β9-like - GSMLFRVTINS (SEQ ID NO: 806 β10-like (Hi affinity) - VSGWRLFKKIS and (SEQ ID NO: 807 β10-like (Lo affinity) - VTGYRLFEEIL

In some embodiments, provided herein are dipeptides comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%) sequence identity with one of the following:

(SEQ ID NO: 808 β6/7-like - GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL (SEQ ID NO: 809) β7/8-like - KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD; (SEQ ID NO: 810) β8/9-like - WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINS; (SEQ ID NO: 811) β9/10-like (Hi affinity) - GSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS; and (SEQ ID NO: 812) β9/10-like (Lo affinity) - GSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL.

In some embodiments, provided herein are tridipeptides comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%) sequence identity with one of the following:

(SEQ ID NO: 813) β6/7/8-like - GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNK IIDERLITPD; (SEQ ID NO: 814) β7/8/9-like - KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINS; (SEQ ID NO: 815 β8/9/10-like (Hi affinity) - WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFR VTINSVSGWRLFKKIS); and (SEQ ID NO: 816) β8/9/10-like (Lo affinity) - WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFR VTINSVTGYRLFEEIL.

In some embodiments, provided herein are polypeptide comprising 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%) sequence identity with one of the following:

β1-5-like - (SEQ ID NO: 790) MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSG ENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLV ID; (SEQ ID NO: 794) β6-10-like (Hi affinity) - GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSML FRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS; β6-10-like (Lo affinity) - (SEQ ID NO: 798) GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSML FRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL; β6-9-like - (SEQ ID NO: 829) GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSML FRVTINS; β7-10-like (Hi affinity) - (SEQ ID NO: 795) KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS; and β7-10-like (Lo affinity) - (SEQ ID NO: 799) KKITTTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL.

In some embodiments, a polypeptide component (e.g., of a set of peptides/polypeptides, or a bioluminescent complex, etc.) comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%) sequence identity with one of SEQ ID NOS: 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, and 793.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide components (e.g., tags) (e.g., of a set of peptides/polypeptides, or a bioluminescent complex, etc.) collectively comprise 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%) sequence identity with one of SEQ ID NOS: 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, and 801.

In some embodiments, provided herein are sets of components and complexes of the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and polypeptides listed above. In particular embodiments, sets of components are selected that span all ten of the beta strands of a base luciferase sequence.

In some embodiments, the interaction, co-localization, detection, and other methods, assays, and technologies described for use with the two-peptide tag systems herein (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide, β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides and polypeptide component ((e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide)), also find use with the dipeptide systems described herein (e.g., β9/10-like dipeptide and polypeptide component). In some embodiments, a dipeptide has high affinity for a polypeptide component; in such embodiments, a bioluminescent complex forms when the dipeptide and polypeptide component are brought into contact (e.g., co-localize, are added to the sample sample, etc.) without facilitation. In some embodiments, a dipeptide has low affinity for a polypeptide component; in such embodiments, a bioluminescent complex will not form when the dipeptide and polypeptide component are brought into contact (e.g., co-localize, are added to the sample sample, etc.) without facilitation. Like the two-peptide tag systems herein (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide, β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides and polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide)), dipeptide/polypeptide pairs of varying affinities may be selected for different applications. In some embodiments, systems, methods, and assays for two-component complementation systems are described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,797,890 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety), and all such systems, methods, and assays find use with the dipeptide/polypeptide systems described herein.

In some embodiments, the interaction, co-localization, detection, and other methods, assays, and technologies described for use with the two-peptide tag systems herein (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide, β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides and polypeptide component ((e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide)), also find use with systems comprising any suitable combination of peptides, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptides, as described herein. In some embodiments, the components have high affinity for one another; in such embodiments, a bioluminescent complex forms when the components are brought into contact (e.g., co-localize, are added to the sample sample, etc.) without facilitation. In some embodiments, one or more of the components have low affinity for one or more of the other components; in such embodiments, a bioluminescent complex will not form when the components are brought into contact (e.g., co-localize, are added to the sample sample, etc.) without facilitation. Like the two-peptide tag systems herein (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide, β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides and polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide)), the other systems described herein may be provided with varying affinities for different applications. In some embodiments, systems, methods, and assays for two-component complementation systems are described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,797,890 (herein incorporated by reference in its entirety), and all such systems, methods, and assays find use with the various peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and polypeptide systems described herein.

In some embodiments, provided herein are complementary panels of interchangeable peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) that have variable affinities and luminescence upon formation of bioluminescent complexes therefrom (e.g., a high-affinity/high-luminescence, a moderate-affinity/high-luminescence, a low-affinity/moderate-luminescence, etc.). Utilizing different combinations of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide components provides an adaptable system comprising various sets ranging from lower to higher affinities, luminescence, expression level, stability, solubility, and other variable characteristics. This adaptability allows the detection/monitoring/identification/quantification of analytes, molecular interactions, co-localization, and/or other characteristics to be fine-tuned to the specific molecule(s) of interest and/or conditions to be studied and expands the range of molecular interactions and/or co-localizations that can be detected/monitored/identified/quantified to include interactions with very high or low affinities. Further provided herein are methods by which non-luminescent elements and panels of non-luminescent elements are developed and tested.

In some embodiments, due to the small size of the tags (e.g., peptide tags) herein (e.g., compared to larger polypeptides and proteins), they are resistant to denaturation (they have no tertiary structure required for function).

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide components may be selected based on the molecules or proteins of interest to be studied. In some embodiments, different peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) may require different strength, duration, and/or stability of an interaction complex (e.g., complex of interaction elements) to result in bioluminescent complex formation. In some embodiments, a highly stable interaction complex is required to produce a detectable bioluminescent signal (e.g., in the presence of a substrate). In other embodiments, even a weak or transient interaction complex results in bioluminescent complex formation. In still other embodiments, a bioluminescent complex will form in the absence of an interaction complex as long as the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide component are co-localized. In some embodiments, the strength or extent of an interaction complex is directly proportional to the strength of the resulting bioluminescent signal. Some peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags/polypeptide component sets produce a detectable signal when combined with an interaction complex with a high millimolar dissociation constant (e.g., K_(d)>100 mM). Other peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags/polypeptide component sets require an interaction pair with a low millimolar (e.g., K_(d)<100 mM), micromolar (e.g., K_(d)<1 mM), nanomolar (e.g., K_(d)<1 or even picomolar (e.g., K_(d)<1 nM) dissociation constant in order to produce a bioluminescent complex with a detectable signal.

In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and/or polypeptide components herein are not fragments of a pre-existing protein (e.g., a pre-existing bioluminescent protein). In some embodiments, none of the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide component used to form a complex are fragments of a pre-existing protein (e.g., the same pre-existing protein, a pre-existing bioluminescent protein, etc.). In some embodiments, neither the peptide tags (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides; β9/β10-like dipeptides; etc.) nor polypeptide component (e.g., β₁₋₈-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide)) that assemble together to form a bioluminescent complex are fragments of a pre-existing protein (e.g., the same pre-existing protein, a pre-existing bioluminescent protein, etc.). In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags or polypeptide component of a bioluminescent complex for use in embodiments of the present invention is not a subsequence of a preexisting protein. In some embodiments, non-luminescent elements for use in embodiments described herein do not comprise structurally-complementary subsequences of a preexisting protein.

In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) herein are non-luminescent or substantially non-luminescent in isolation (e.g., in the presence or absence of substrate). In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags herein are non-luminescent or substantially non-luminescent when associated together, in the absence of the polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) (e.g., in the presence or absence of substrate). In some embodiments, a polypeptide component is non-luminescent or substantially non-luminescent in isolation (e.g., in the presence or absence of substrate). In some embodiments, a single peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and the polypeptide component are non-luminescent or substantially non-luminescent in the absence of the second or third or fourth peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag (e.g., in the presence or absence of substrate). In certain embodiments, when placed in suitable conditions (e.g., physiological conditions), multiple peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component interact to form a bioluminescent complex and produce a bioluminescent signal in the presence of substrate.

In certain embodiments, an interaction element and/or co-localization element and a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag are attached, fused, linked, connected, etc. In typical embodiments, a first peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and a first interaction element (or first co-localization element) are attached to each other, and a second peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and a second interaction element (or second co-localization element) are attached to each other. Attachment of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags to interaction elements (or co-localization elements) may be achieved by any suitable mechanism, chemistry, linker, etc. The interaction elements (or co-localization elements) and peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are typically attached through covalent connection, but non-covalent linking of the two elements is also provided. In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and interaction elements (or co-localization elements) are directly connected and, in other embodiments, they are connected by a linker. In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and interaction elements (or co-localization elements) are provided as genetic/recombinant fusions. In some embodiments, endogenous tagging with the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags herein (e.g., under endogenous regulatory control), allows for monitoring of normal cellular functions with the tools described herein. For example, a protein of interest may be endogenously tagged (e.g., using CRISPR/Cas9) with a high affinity β9/β10-like dipeptide, and then spontaneous complementation with LgTrip (or a variant thereof) is monitored in a cell, animal, lysate, etc. In other embodiments, the peptide tags and interaction elements (or co-localization elements) are connected by chemical modification/conjugation, such as by Native chemical ligation, Staudinger ligation, “traceless” Staudinger ligation, amide coupling, methods that employ activated esters, methods to target lysine, tyrosine and cysteine residues, imine bond formation (with and without ortho-boronic acid), boronic acid/diol interactions, disulfide bond formation, copper/copper free azide, diazo, and tetrazine “click” chemistry, UV promoted thiolene conjugation, diazirine photolabeling, Diels-Alder cycloaddition, metathesis reaction, Suzuki cross-coupling, thiazolidine (Step-4) coupling, streptavidin/biotin complementation, HaloTag/chloroalkane substrate complementation, etc. In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and interaction elements (or co-localization elements) are produced synthetically (e.g., solid-state synthesis, solution-phase synthesis, etc.). In some embodiments, interaction elements (or co-localization elements) are produced (e.g., synthetically or recombinantly) or obtained (e.g., from crude lysate, extracted proteins, purified proteins, etc.) by any suitable means.

In some embodiments, in which the interaction element (or co-localization element) is a peptide or polypeptide, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and an interaction element (or co-localization element) are contained within a single amino acid chain. In some embodiments, a single amino acid chain comprises, consists of, or consists essentially of a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and an interaction element (or co-localization element). In some embodiments, a single amino acid chain comprises, consists of, or consists essentially of a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag, an interaction element (or co-localization element), optionally one or more an N-terminal sequence, a C-terminal sequence, regulatory elements (e.g., promoter, translational start site, etc.), and a linker sequence. In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and interaction element (or co-localization element) are contained within a fusion polypeptide. In some embodiments, the first fusion of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and interaction element (or co-localization element) and the second fusion of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and interaction element (or co-localization element) are expressed separately; however, in other embodiments, a fusion protein is expressed that comprises or consist of both of the interaction (or co-localization) and peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags.

In some embodiments, a first fusion protein comprising a first peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and first interaction element as well as a second fusion protein comprising a second peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and second interaction element are expressed within the same cells. In some embodiments, a first fusion protein comprising a first peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and first co-localization element as well as a second fusion protein comprising a second peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and second co-localization element are expressed within the same cells. In some embodiments, the first and second fusion proteins are purified and/or isolated from the cells. In some embodiments, the interaction and/or co-localization of the fusion proteins is assayed within the cells. In some embodiments, the interaction and/or co-localization of the fusion proteins is assayed within a lysate of the cells. In other embodiments, first and second fusion proteins are expressed in separate cells and combined (e.g., following purification and/or isolation, following fusion of the cells or portions of the cells, by transfer of a fusion protein from one cell to another, or by secretion of one or more fusion proteins into the extracellular medium) for signal detection. In some embodiments, one or more fusion proteins are expressed in cell lysate (e.g., rabbit reticulocyte lysate) or in a cell-free system. In some embodiments, one or more fusion proteins are expressed from the genome of a virus or other cellular pathogen. In some embodiments, the polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) and any other peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide components (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) for complex formation (with the first and second fusion proteins) is expressed in the same cell or cell lysate as one or both of the tag-containing fusion proteins. In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide/polypeptide components for complex formation with the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (within the first and second fusion proteins) are expressed in a different cell or cell lysate as one or both of the peptide-tag-containing fusion proteins. In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide/polypeptide components for complex formation with the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (within the first and second fusion proteins) is added to a cell, cell lysate, or other sample comprising the peptide-tag-containing fusion proteins.

In some embodiments, the systems (e.g., peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide/polypeptide components, substrates, vectors, etc.) and methods herein find use in the analysis of a sample (e.g., detection/quantification/identification/monitoring of co-localization, a molecular interaction, a target, etc.). In some embodiments, one or more of the components of a system herein are added to and/or provided or expressed within a sample. Suitable samples that may find use in embodiments herein include, but are not limited to: blood, plasma, sera, urine, saliva, cells, cell lysates, tissues, tissue homogenates, purified nucleic acids, stool, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, allantoic fluid, water, biofilm, soil, dust, food, beverage, agriculture products, plants, etc.

In certain embodiments, nucleic acids, DNA, RNA, vectors, etc. are provided that encode the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide), fusion polypeptides, fusion proteins, etc. described herein. Such nucleic acids and vectors may be used for expression, transformation, transfection, injection, etc.

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and interaction, co-localization element, or binding agent are connected by a linker. In some embodiments, a linker connects the signal and interaction or co-localization elements while providing a desired amount of space/distance between the elements. In some embodiments, a linker allows both the signal and interaction elements to form their respective complexes (e.g., luminescent complex and interaction complex) simultaneously. In some embodiments, a linker assists the interaction element in facilitating the formation of a luminescent complex. In some embodiments, when an interaction complex is formed, the linkers that connect each peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag to their respective interaction elements position the peptide tags at the proper distance and conformation to form a bioluminescent complex. In some embodiments, an interaction or co-localization element and peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag are held in close proximity (e.g., <4 monomer units) by a linker. In some embodiments, a linker provides a desired amount of distance (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 . . . 10 . . . 20, or more monomer units) between peptide tags and interaction elements (e.g., to prevent undesirable interactions between peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and interaction or co-localization elements, for steric considerations, to allow proper orientation of non-luminescent element upon formation of interaction complex, to allow propagation of a complex-formation from interaction complex to luminescent complex, etc.). In certain embodiments, a linker provides appropriate attachment chemistry between the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and interaction elements. A linker may also improve the synthetic process of making the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and interaction or co-localization element (e.g., allowing them to be synthesized as a single unit, allowing post synthesis connection of the two elements, etc.).

In some embodiments, a linker is any suitable chemical moiety capable of linking, connecting, or tethering a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) or polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) to an interaction element or co-localization element. In some embodiments, a linker is a polymer of one or more repeating or non-repeating monomer units (e.g., nucleic acid, amino acid, carbon-containing polymer, carbon chain, etc.). When a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and an interaction, co-localization element, or binding agent are part of a fusion protein, a linker (when present) is typically an amino acid chain. When a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and interaction element, co-localization element, or binding agent are tethered together after the expression of the individual elements, a linker may comprise any chemical moiety with functional (or reactive) groups at either end that are reactive with functional groups on the peptide tag and interaction or co-localization elements, respectively. Any suitable moiety capable of tethering the signal and interaction elements, co-localization element, and/or binding agent may find use as a linker.

A wide variety of linkers may be used. In some embodiments, the linker is a single covalent bond. In some embodiments, the linker comprises a linear or branched, cyclic or heterocyclic, saturated or unsaturated, structure having 1-20 nonhydrogen atoms (e.g., C, N, P, O and S) and is composed of any combination of alkyl, ether, thioether, imine, carboxylic, amine, ester, carboxamide, sulfonamide, hydrazide bonds and aromatic or heteroaromatic bonds. In some embodiments, linkers are longer than 20 nonhydrogen atoms (e.g. 21 non-hydrogen atoms, 25 non-hydrogen atoms, 30 non-hydrogen atoms, 40 non-hydrogen atoms, 50 non-hydrogen atoms, 100 non-hydrogen atoms, etc.) In some embodiments, the linker comprises 1-50 non-hydrogen atoms (in addition to hydrogen atoms) selected from the group of C, N, P, O and S (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, or 50 non-hydrogen atoms).

The scope of embodiments herein is not limited by the types of linkers available. The peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags, polypeptide components, and interaction elements, co-localization elements, or binding agents are linked either directly (e.g. linker consists of a single covalent bond) or linked via a suitable linker. Embodiments are not limited to any particular linker group. A variety of linker groups are contemplated, and suitable linkers could comprise, but are not limited to, alkyl groups, methylene carbon chains, ether, polyether, alkyl amide linker, a peptide linker, a modified peptide linker, a Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) linker, a streptavidin-biotin or avidin-biotin linker, polyaminoacids (e.g. polylysine), functionalized PEG, polysaccharides, glycosaminoglycans, dendritic polymers (WO93/06868 and by Tomalia et al. in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 29:138-175 (1990), herein incorporated by reference in their entireties), PEG-chelant polymers (W94/08629, WO94/09056 and WO96/26754, herein incorporated by reference in their entireties), oligonucleotide linker, phospholipid derivatives, alkenyl chains, alkynyl chains, disulfide, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the linker is cleavable (e.g., enzymatically (e.g., TEV protease site), chemically, photoinduced, etc. In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide), recognition element, interaction element, co-localization element, binding agent, analyte, substrate, etc. is attached (e.g., via any suitable chemistry) to, or contained within, a solid surface or matrix. In some embodiments, one or more system components are attached (e.g., via any suitable chemistry) to, or contained within, a solid surface or matrix and other components are added (e.g., in solution (e.g., in a sample)) to the solid surface or matrix. Suitable solid surfaces include, but are not limited to: beads (e.g., magnetic beads), chips, tubes, plates, particles, membranes, paper, etc. In some embodiments, solid surfaces/matrix is made of any suitable materials, such as: Ahlstrom CytoSep, Cellulose nitrate, Cellulose acetate, Cellulose (e.g., Whatman FTA-DMPK-A, B, and C cards; Whatman ET 3/Chr; Whatman protein saver 903 cards; Whatman Grade 1 filter paper; Whatman FTA Elute; Ahlstrom 226 specimen collection paper; etc.), Noviplex Plasma Prep Cards, Polypropylene membrane, PVDF, Nitrocellulose membrane (Millipore Nitrocellular Hi Flow Plus) Polytetrafluoroethylene film, Mixed cellulose esters, Glass fiber media (e.g., Whatman unfilter plates glass fiber filter membrane, Agilent dried matrix spotting cards, Ahlstrom grade 8950, etc.), Plastic (e.g., Polyester, Polypropylene, Polythersulfene, poly (methacrylate), Acrylic polymers, polytetrafluoreten, etc.), natural and synthetic polymers (e.g., mixture of polymers, co-block polymers, etc.), sugars (e.g., pullulan, trehalose, maltose, sucrose, cellulose, etc.), polyamides (e.g., natural (e.g., wool, silk, etc.), synthetic (e.g., aramids, nylon, etc.), etc.), metals (e.g., aluminum, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, platinum, palladium, rhodium, silver, gold, tin, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, zinc, etc.), alloys (e.g., alloys of aluminium (e.g., Al—Li, alumel, duralumin, magnox, zamak, etc.), alloys of iron (e.g., steel, stainless steel, surgical stainless steel, silicon steel, tool steel, cast iron, Spiegeleisen, etc.), alloys of cobalt (e.g., stellite, talonite, etc.), alloys of nickel (e.g., German silver, chromel, mu-metal, monel metal, nichrome, nicrosil, nisil, nitinol, etc.), alloys of copper (e.g., beryllium copper, billon, brass, bronze, phosphor bronze, constantan, cupronickel, bell metal, Devarda's alloy, gilding metal, nickel silver, nordic gold, prince's metal, tumbaga, etc.), alloys of silver (e.g., sterling silver, etc.), alloys of tin (e.g., Britannium, pewter, solder, etc.), alloys of gold (electrum, white gold, etc.), amalgam, etc.), ELISPot plates, Immunoassay plates, Tissue culture plates, etc.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) of a luminescent complex are provided with less than 100% sequence identity and/or similarity to any portion of an existing luciferase (e.g., a firefly luciferase, a Renilla luciferase, an Oplophorus luciferase, enhanced Oplophorus luciferases as described in U.S. Pat. App. 2010/0281552 and U.S. Pat. App. 2012/0174242, herein incorporated by reference in their entireties). Certain embodiments involve the formation of bioluminescent complexes of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component with less than 100% sequence identity with all or a portion (e.g., 8 or more amino acids, less than about 25 amino acids for peptides) of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). Certain embodiments involve the formation of bioluminescent complexes from peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component with less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity with all or a portion (e.g., 8 or more amino acids, less than about 25 amino acids for peptides) of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component are provided with less than 100% sequence similarity with a portion (e.g., 8 or more amino acids, less than about 25 amino acids for peptides) of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component are provided with less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence similarity with a portion (e.g., 8 or more amino acids, less than about 25 amino acids for peptides) of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are provided that have less than 100% sequence identity and/or similarity with about a 25 amino acid or less portion of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence), wherein two of such peptides form a bioluminescent complex when combined under appropriate conditions (e.g., stabilized by an interaction pair, brought into proximity by co-localization elements, etc.) with a polypeptide component having less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity and/or similarity with another portion SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are provided that have less than 100% sequence identity and/or similarity with about a 25 amino acid or less portion of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence), wherein a pair of such peptide tags form a bioluminescent complex when combined under appropriate conditions (e.g., stabilized by an interaction pair, brought into proximity by co-localization elements, etc.) with a polypeptide component having less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity and/or similarity with another portion SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are provided that have less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity and/or similarity with about a 25 amino acid or less portion of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence), wherein a pair of such peptides form a bioluminescent complex when combined under appropriate conditions (e.g., stabilized by an interaction pair, brought into proximity by co-localization elements, etc.) with a polypeptide having less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity and/or similarity with another portion of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). Similarly, polypeptide components are provided that have less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with a portion of SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence), wherein such polypeptide components form a bioluminescent complex when combined under appropriate conditions with a pair of peptide tags having less than 100%, but optionally more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity and/or similarity with another portion SEQ ID NO: 1 (e.g., complete wild type Oplophorus luciferase sequence) and/or SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., complete NANOLUC sequence). In some embodiments, peptide tags with less than 100% sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, and/or SEQ ID NO: 10 are provided. In some embodiments, peptide tags with less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO:9, and/or SEQ ID NO: 10 are provided. In some embodiments, peptide tags with less than 100% sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, and/or SEQ ID NO: 29 are provided. In some embodiments, peptide tags with less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, and/or SEQ ID NO: 29 are provided. In some embodiments, polypeptide components with less than 100% sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8 are provided. In some embodiments, polypeptide components with less than 100% sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 17 and/or SEQ ID NO: 27 are provided. In some embodiments, polypeptide components with less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 8, and/or SEQ ID NO: 27 are provided. In some embodiments, polypeptide components with less than 100%, but more than 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 17 are provided.

In some embodiments, one or more (e.g., all) peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) in a set, kit, or system herein comprise 100% sequence identity with a portion of a luciferase (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, etc.).

In some embodiments, peptide tags (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides; β9/β10-like dipeptides; etc.) that find use in embodiments of the present invention include peptides with one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, or additions from SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 29. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 13. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises 6 or fewer (e.g., 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 13. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises 6 or fewer (e.g., 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 23. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises 6 or fewer (e.g., 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 23. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, a peptide tag comprises 6 or fewer (e.g., 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 25.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) that find use in embodiments of the present invention include the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and polypeptides disclosed herein and in the tables provided herein. In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) that find use in embodiments of the present invention comprise one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, or additions relative to the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and polypeptides disclosed herein and in the tables provided herein. In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) that find use in embodiments of the present invention comprise at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and polypeptides disclosed herein and in the tables provided herein.

In some embodiments, dipeptides and tripeptides that find use in embodiments herein comprise any suitable combinations of the peptides described herein and/or listed in the tables herein.

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) or a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) is linked (e.g., chemically) or fused to one or more additional elements (e.g., recognition element, interaction element, co-localization element, detectable element (e.g., a fluorophore (e.g., to facilitate BRET)), protein of interest, HALOTAG, etc.). In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag or polypeptide component is linked or fused to a cyOFP (e.g., in an Antares construct such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,908,918; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety) or other fluorescent protein (e.g., to facilitate BRET). In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag or polypeptide component comprises one or more chemical modifications and/or unnatural amino acids or amino acid analogs to facilitate chemical conjugation of the polypeptide component with additional elements. In some embodiments, provided herein is a single peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag or polypeptide component fused to an acceptor fluorescent protein. In some embodiments, two or more peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide and/or polypeptide components are fused to an acceptor fluorescent protein (e.g., sandwich fusion). In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag or polypeptide component is fused to two or more acceptor fluorescent protein (e.g., sandwich fusion). In some embodiments, a LgTrip polypeptide (e.g., a β₁₋₈-like polypeptide described herein) is fused to a single fluorescent protein (e.g., cyOFP) or placed between two fluorescent proteins (e.g., two copies of a cyOFP) in a sandwich fusion.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) that find use in the present invention incorporate reactive groups suitable for chemical conjugation to an additional element (e.g., recognition element, interaction element, etc.). These reactive groups may be present on the N-terminus, C-terminus, or within the sequence. These reactive groups may optionally be attached to the peptide with a linker. In some cases, these peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide bearing reactive groups may be synthesized using standard synthesis and incorporated on an unnatural amino acid bearing the desired group. In some cases, the reactive group may be present on a natural amino acid (e.g. the sulfhydryl of cysteine). The additional element intended to react with a peptide tag bearing a reactive group may be a protein, an antibody, a nucleic acid, a small molecule such as a drug or a fluorophore or a surface. The peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag may incorporate a reactive group that is designed to react specifically with a reactive partner that has been chemically or biologically introduced on the additional element using bioorthogonal, or click, chemistry. An exemplary click reaction is copper catalyzed click where the peptide tag bears an alkyne or an azide, and the additional element bears the complementary group. Mixing these two species together in the presence of an appropriate copper catalyst causes the peptide to be covalently conjugated to the additional element through a triazole. Many other bioorthogonal reactions have been reported (for example Patterson, D. M., et al. (2014). “Finding the Right (Bioorthogonal) Chemistry.” ACS Chemical Biology 9(3): 592-605), and peptide tags and additional elements incorporating complementary reactive species are embodiments of the present invention.

Another embodiment of the present invention are peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and/or a polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) bearing reactive groups that react with naturally occurring amino acids. Exemplary reactive groups include maleimides for reaction with cysteine and succinimidyl esters for reaction with lysine. A more comprehensive list of reactive groups can be found in Koniev, O. and A. Wagner (2015). “Developments and recent advancements in the field of endogenous amino acid selective bond forming reactions for bioconjugation.” Chem Soc Rev 44: 5495-5551. These reactive groups may be chemically or biologically introduced on a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide/polypeptide through peptide synthesis or through other chemical modification of a peptide tag. In some embodiments, the peptide tag exists in a protected form (Isidro-Llobet, A., et al. (2009). “Amino Acid-Protecting Groups.” Chemical Reviews 109(6): 2455-2504; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety), preventing the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide/polypeptide itself from reacting with the reactive group. These reactive groups may react with a protein in a selective fashion or in a random fashion, yielding either one conjugate or a mixture of conjugates. In some embodiments, either a defined single conjugate or a mixture can be used successfully in this invention.

Examples of peptides (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides; β9/β10-like dipeptides; etc.) described herein bearing reactive groups suitable for chemical conjugation to an additional element (e.g., recognition element, interaction element, etc.) are displayed in FIGS. 95-98. Other combinations of reactive groups and peptides/dipeptides/tripeptides/polypeptides are within the scope herein.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) described herein is fused or conjugated to a detectable element such as a fluorophore or fluorescent protein. In such embodiments, complementation to form the bioluminescent complex, and the resultant bioluminescence, results in BRET and excitement of/emission from the attached detectable element (e.g., fluorophore or fluorescent protein). In such embodiments, the bioluminescent complex is a BRET energy donor, and the detectable element (e.g., fluorophore or fluorescent protein) attached to a component of the complex (e.g., peptide tag or polypeptide component) is the BRET energy acceptor.

Suitable fluorophores for use in a BRET system with the tripartite/multipartite complementation systems described herein include, but are not limited to: xanthene derivatives (e.g., fluorescein, rhodamine, Oregon green, eosin, Texas red, etc.), cyanine derivatives (e.g., cyanine, indocarbocyanine, oxacarbocyanine, thiacarbocyanine, merocyanine, etc.), naphthalene derivatives (e.g., dansyl and prodan derivatives), oxadiazole derivatives (e.g., pyridyloxazole, nitrobenzoxadiazole, benzoxadiazole, etc.), pyrene derivatives (e.g., cascade blue), oxazine derivatives (e.g., Nile red, Nile blue, cresyl violet, oxazine 170, etc.), acridine derivatives (e.g., proflavin, acridine orange, acridine yellow, etc.), arylmethine derivatives (e.g., auramine, crystal violet, malachite green, etc.), tetrapyrrole derivatives (e.g., porphin, phtalocyanine, bilirubin, etc.), CF dye (Biotium), BODIPY (Invitrogen), ALEXA FLOUR (Invitrogen), DYLIGHT FLUOR (Thermo Scientific, Pierce), ATTO and TRACY (Sigma Aldrich), FluoProbes (Interchim), DY and MEGASTOKES (Dyomics), SULFO CY dyes (CYANDYE, LLC), SETAU AND SQUARE DYES (SETA BioMedicals), QUASAR and CAL FLUOR dyes (Biosearch Technologies), SURELIGHT DYES (APC, RPE, PerCP, Phycobilisomes) (Columbia Biosciences), APC, APCXL, RPE, BPE (Phyco-Biotech), autofluorescent proteins (e.g., YFP, RFP, mCherry, mKate), quantum dot nanocrystals, etc. In some embodiments, a fluorophore is a rhodamine analog (e.g., carboxy rhodamine analog), such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/682,589, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

In other embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) described herein is fused or conjugated to a detectable element such as a fluorophore or fluorescent protein (e.g., green fluorescent protein (GFP), enhanced GFP (EGFP), cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), and variants thereof. In other embodiments, a peptide tag or polypeptide component described herein is fused or conjugated to a cyan-excitable orange-red fluorescent protein (CyOFP), such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,908,918; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In some embodiments, the CyOFP and BRET systems described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,908,918 find use with the peptide tags and/or polypeptide components described herein (e.g., CyOFP-(β₉-like peptide), CyOFP-(β₁₀-like peptide), CyOFP-(β₁₋₈-like polypeptide), CyOFP-(β₉₋₁₀-like peptide), CyOFP-(β₉-like peptide)-CyOFP, CyOFP-(β₁₀-like peptide)-CyOFP, CyOFP-(β₁₋₈-like polypeptide)-CyOFP, CyOFP-(β₉₋₁₀-like peptide)-CyOFP, etc.). In some embodiments, such systems comprising CyOFP linked to peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and/or polypeptide components herein may be referred to herein as “Antares constructs” or “Antares systems.” Such BRET systems are particularly useful in certain imaging applications (Schaub, F. X., et al. (2015) “Fluorophore-NanoLuc BRET Reporters Enable Sensitive In Vivo Optical Imaging and Flow Cytometry for Monitoring Tumorigenesis.” Cancer Research 75(23): 5023-5033; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).

In other embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) described herein are linked to fluorophores (e.g., directly or via a linker) for use in a constitutive BRET system (e.g., an Antares-like system). In constitutive BRET systems, the emission spectrum is shifted from the bioluminescence spectrum toward that of the fluorophore (e.g., for better sensitivity, lower scattering, desired emission wavelength, etc.). In other embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and/or polypeptide components described herein find use as functional sensors (e.g., for monitoring cellular/intracellular/intercellular processes (e.g., for detecting calcium flux or voltage (Suzuki, K., et al. (2016). “Five colour variants of bright luminescent protein for real-time multicolour bioimaging.” Nature Communications 7: 13718; Inagaki, S., et al. (2017). “Genetically encoded bioluminescent voltage indicator for multi-purpose use in wide range of bioimaging.” Sci Rep 7: 42398; herein incorporated by reference in their entireties)), for imaging, for optogenetics, etc.).

In some embodiments, two or more of the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are attached to a single interaction element that can access multiple conformations. In one conformation, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and the polypeptide are unable to form a luminescent complex. Upon changing conformation, i.e., in response to a stimulus, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are brought into a conformation where they can form a bioluminescent complex. As an example, a SmTrip9 peptide and a SmTrip10 peptide can be conjugated to calmodulin such that they do not form a luminescent complex even in the presence of LgTrip and furimazine. Upon exposure to calcium, the conformational change of calmodulin bring the SmTrip9 peptide and SmTrip10 peptide into a position whereupon addition of LgTrip makes a complex that is bioluminescent in the presence of furimazine. Many other biosensors for calcium and other stimuli (pH, voltage, etc.) are known in the literature.

In some embodiments, systems herein find use in multiplexable analyte detection. In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) that find use in the present invention are conjugated to both an interaction element and a reporter element. In some embodiments, the interaction element is an antibody or the like, and the reporter element is a small molecule fluorophore. In some embodiments, antibodies to different pathogens (e.g. Zika virus, Dengue virus, etc.) are conjugated to a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag (e.g., a SmTrip9 peptide) and a fluorophore with a different and distinguishable wavelength. In this embodiment, the luminescent complex that is formed upon the antibody binding to its antigen emits light at the emission wavelength of the bound fluorophore due to bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. This allows the antibodies to all be present in the same well, device, etc., and the identity of the antigen detected to be determined by the color of the light emitted by the luminescent complex formed.

In some embodiments, polypeptide components (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) that find use in embodiments of the present invention include polypeptides with one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, or additions from SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 11. In some embodiments, polypeptide component comprises 100 or fewer (e.g., 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 11. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 17. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises 100 or fewer (e.g., 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 17. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises 100 or fewer (e.g., 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or SEQ ID NO: 302. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 788. In some embodiments, polypeptide component comprises 100 or fewer (e.g., 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 788. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises at least 40% (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >98%, >99%) sequence identity or similarity with SEQ ID NO: 789. In some embodiments, polypeptide component comprises 100 or fewer (e.g., 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or ranges there between) substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions, semi-conservative substitutions, non-conservative substations, etc.) relative to SEQ ID NO: 789.

In some embodiments, a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) is linked (e.g., chemically) or fused to one or more additional elements (e.g., recognition element, interaction element, co-localization element, detectable element (e.g., a fluorophore (e.g., to facilitate BRET)), protein of interest, HALOTAG, etc.). In some embodiments, a polypeptide component is linked or fused to a cyOFP (e.g., in an Antares construct such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,908,918; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety) or other fluorescent protein (e.g., to facilitate BRET). In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises one or more chemical modifications and/or unnatural amino acids or amino acid analogs to facilitate chemical conjugation of the polypeptide component with additional elements.

In some embodiments, a peptide tag (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides; β9/β10-like dipeptides; etc.) and/or peptide component is not identical to and/or is not exact subsequences of one or more (e.g., all) of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 302 (or any combinations thereof). In other embodiments, a peptide tag and/or peptide component is identical to and/or is an exact subsequences one or more (e.g., all) of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, and/or SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 302 (or any combinations thereof).

In some embodiments, a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) corresponds to and comprises substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >99%, 100%) with a portion of SEQ ID NO: 3. For example, in some embodiments, a polypeptide component corresponds to, and comprises substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >99%, 100%) with positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 through 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153 of SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., positions 1-148).

In some embodiments, a peptide tag (β10-like (e.g, SmTrip10) peptide) corresponds to and comprises substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >50%, >60%, >70%, >80%, >90%, 100%) with a portion of SEQ ID NO: 3. For example, in some embodiments, a peptide tag corresponds to, and comprises substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >99%, 100%) with positions 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 163, or 164 through 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, or 171 of SEQ ID NO: 3 (e.g., positions 160-171).

In some embodiments, a peptide tag (β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide) corresponds to and comprises substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >50%, >60%, >70%, >80%, >90%, 100%) with a portion of SEQ ID NO: 3. For example, in some embodiments, a peptide tag corresponds to, and comprises substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >45%, >50%, >55%, >60%, >65%, >70%, >75%, >80%, >85%, >90%, >95%, >99%, 100%) with positions 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153 through 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 163, or 164 of SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some embodiments, a polypeptide component e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide), a first peptide tag (β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide) and a second peptide tag (β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide) together correspond to and comprise substantial sequence identity (e.g., >40%, >50%, >60%, >70%, >80%, >90%, 100%) with at least 90% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) comprise one or more substitutions relative to SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or SEQ ID NO: 3. For example, in some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises 40% or greater (e.g., 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 99%) sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 3 or a portion thereof (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 17, etc.), but comprise a substitution at one or more of positions 4, 30, 42, and/or 106 relative to SEQ ID NO: 17. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises an E4D substitution relative to SEQ ID NO: 17. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises an A, D, E, G, K, L, M, N, Q, S, T, V, or Y at position 30 relative to SEQ ID NO: 17. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises an A, C, F, G, I, L, M, S, T, or V at position 42 relative to SEQ ID NO: 17. In some embodiments, a polypeptide component comprises a D, K, or Q at position 106 relative to SEQ ID NO: 17.

In some embodiments, a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) is an artificial sequence that comprises 70% or greater (e.g., 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or ranges there between) sequence identity and/or sequence similarity with one or more of SEQ ID NOS: 19, 21, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, and 131 (or the r β1-5-like, β1-6-like, or β1-7-like portion thereof). In some embodiments, a polypeptide component is an artificial sequence that comprises all or a portion (e.g., 50 amino acids, 60 amino acids, 70 amino acids, 80 amino acids, 90 amino acids, 100 amino acids, 110 amino acids, 120 amino acids, 130 amino acids, 140, or more, or ranges there between) of one of SEQ ID NOs: 19, 21, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, and 131 (or the r β1-5-like, β1-6-like, or β1-7-like portion thereof). In some embodiments, a polypeptide component is a sequence consisting of one of SEQ ID NOs: 19, 21, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, and 131 (or the r β1-5-like, β1-6-like, or β1-7-like portion thereof).

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag ((e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) is an artificial sequence that comprises 70% or greater (e.g., 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%, or ranges there between) sequence identity and/or sequence similarity with one or more of the peptide sequences listed in Table 1, Table 9, Table 10, or dipeptide/tripeptide combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag component is an artificial sequence that comprises all or a portion (e.g., 5 amino acids, 6 amino acids, 7 amino acids, 8 amino acids, 9 amino acids, 10 amino acids, 11 amino acids, 12 amino acids, 13 amino acids, 14, or more, or ranges there between) of one of the peptide sequences listed in Table 1, Table 9, Table 10, or dipeptide/tripeptide combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag component is a sequence consisting of one of the peptide sequences listed in Table 1, Table 9, Table 10, or dipeptide/tripeptide combinations thereof.

Although referred to herein as peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof), in some embodiments, one or more of the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide components of a bioluminescent complex within the scope herein are not attached to an interaction element, co-localization element, binding agent, protein of interest, molecule of interest, or any other moiety. In some embodiments, one or both of the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide components interact with the polypeptide and other peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide components to form a luminescent complex without being fused or otherwise tethered to another element.

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) of a luminescent complex, a co-localization element, and/or an interaction element comprises a synthetic peptide/polypeptide, a peptide/polypeptide containing one or more non-natural amino acids, a peptide/polypeptide containing one or more amino acid analogs, a peptide/polypeptide mimetic, a conjugated synthetic peptide (e.g., conjugated to a functional group (e.g., fluorophore, luminescent substrate, etc.)), etc.

Provided herein are compositions and methods that are useful in a variety of fields including basic research, medical research, molecular diagnostics, etc. Although the reagents and assays described herein are not limited to any particular applications, and any useful application should be viewed as being within the scope of the present invention, the following are exemplary assays, kits, fields, experimental set-ups, etc. that make use of the presently claimed invention.

Typical applications that make use of embodiments herein involve the monitoring/detection of protein dimerization (e.g., heterodimers, homodimers), protein-protein interactions, protein-RNA interactions, protein-DNA interactions, antibody (or other recognition element) binding to a target, nucleic acid hybridization, protein-small molecule interactions, analyte quantitation or detection, or any other combinations of molecular entities. In an exemplary embodiment, a first entity of interest is attached to a first peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a second entity of interest is attached to the second peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof). If a detectable signal is produced under the particular assay conditions (e.g., in the presence of a polypeptide component of the luminescent complex (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate), then interaction and/or co-localization of the first and second entities is inferred. Such assays are useful for monitoring molecular interactions and/or localization under any suitable conditions (e.g., in vitro, in vivo, in situ, whole animal, etc.), and find use in, for example, drug discovery, elucidating molecular pathways, studying equilibrium or kinetic aspects of complex assembly, high throughput screening, proximity sensor, etc.

In some embodiments, the systems and methods provided herein are useful for the detection, quantification, analysis, characterization, etc. of: an analyte, analytes, co-localization of analytes, and/or molecular interaction of analytes. In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) is tethered/fused to an analyte. In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag is tethered/fused to a recognition element agent that binds to a target analyte.

Suitable analytes that find use (e.g., are analyzed) in embodiments herein include, but are not limited to: nucleic acids (e.g., DNA, RNA, miRNA, etc.), proteins (ex: bacterial antigens, viral antigens, biomarkers, antibodies, etc.), small molecules, toxins, biomarkers, environmental or food contaminants, surfactants, pathogens (e.g., viral antigens and proteins, bacterial antigens and proteins, etc.), drugs (e.g., therapeutic drugs, drugs of abuse, etc.), vitamins, cytokines, antibodies (e.g., autoantibodies, infectious disease exposure, therapeutic drug monitoring, anti-HLA transplantation rejection, etc.), cells, cell receptor proteins, biomarker based diagnostics, cell free nucleic acids and non-cell free nucleic acids (e.g., DNA, RNA, mRNA, miRNA, etc.), nucleic acid SNPs, extracted nucleic acids, non-amplified nucleic acid samples, genomic DNA, ssDNA, bacterial resistance genes, immunocomplexes (e.g., antigen:antibody complex; antigen:complement complex, etc.), blood sugars, hormones, metabolites, microbes, parasites, enzymes, transcription factors, metal ions/heavy metals, etc.

Suitable recognition elements or binding moieties that find use (e.g., fused/tethered to a peptide tag, binding to an analyte, etc.) in embodiments herein, include, but are not limited to: antibodies (e.g., monoclonal, polyclonal, recombinant, animal derived, autoantibody, biotherapeutic, etc.), antibody variable heavy chain, antibody variable light chain, antibody binding fragment (Fab) [F(ab)′2], camelid, single chain variable fragment (scFv), monomeric proteins, receptor domains, affibodies, monobodies, natural and derivatized nucleic acid aptamers (e.g., RNA aptamer, DNA aptamer, chemical modified aptamer, etc.), peptide nucleic acids (PNA), locked nucleic acids (LNA), hexitol nucleic acids (HNA), protein A, G, L, M and/or domains thereof, sequence specific oligonucleotide probes (e.g., DNA probe, RNA probe, etc.), small molecule drug, antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates, darpins, nanobodies, affimers, adhirons, anticalins, phage, magnetic particles (e.g., labeled directly or labeled with a tagged recognition element), nanoparticles (e.g., polystyrene nanospheres, etc.) labeled directed or labeled with a tagged recognition element, streptavidin, antigens, etc.

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) is linked to an oligonucleotide recognition element or binding moiety. Such constructs may find use in nucleic acid (e.g., DNA, RNA, etc.) complementation and/or detection. Exemplary peptide/oligomer probes are depicted in FIG. 99. In such exemplary constructs, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide comprising a reactive group (e.g., azido group (e.g., N-terminal, C-terminal, internal, etc.) or other reactive group herein) is conjugated to an oligonucleotide comprising a complementary reactive group (e.g., alkyne group (e.g., 5′-terminal, 3′-terminal, internal, etc.) or other reactive group herein). In an exemplary embodiment, peptide oligonucleotide probes are prepared by combing components and reagents (e.g., oligonucleotide (1 mg, 161 nmol, in water); triethylammonium acetate buffer (40 uL, 1M in water); aminoguanidine hydrochloride (8 uL, 50 mM in water); peptide (2.8 mg, 1.93 umol, in DMSO); copper(II) TBTA solution (10 mM in 1:1 water/DMSO); ascorbic acid solution (50 mM in water); final volume is 300 uL, 1:1 Water:DMSO); vortexing and heat for 30 min at 60° C.; filtering using Illustra NAP-5 column; exchanging buffer into TE buffer that is RNase and DNase free; and storing at −20° C. In embodiments, in which a molecular interaction is being monitored/detected, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component are selected that have affinities for each other such that a significant increase in signal is detectable/measurable upon interaction (e.g., binding) of the associated first and second entities. In some embodiments, one or both (or more) peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags have sufficiently low affinity for the other peptide tag and/or the polypeptide component that only background luminescence is detected in the absence of the interaction (e.g., binding) between the associated first and second entities. In other embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide component will form a complex and produce a signal in the absence of interaction between the associated first and second entities, but the signal is increased (e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 10²-fold, 10³-fold, 10⁴-fold, 10⁵-fold, 10⁶-fold, or more or ranges there between) upon interaction (e.g., binding) of the associated first and second entities.

In embodiments in which a co-localization is being monitored/detected, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are selected that have affinities for each other, such that a signal from the luminescent complex is detectable/measurable even in the absence of an interaction (e.g., binding) of the associated first and second entities. In such embodiments, if the associated first and second entities co-localize (e.g., in the same tissue, in the same cell, in the same subcellular compartment, etc.), the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide component will form a complex and emit a signal (in the presence of coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog), whether or not the first and second entities interact with each other. In some embodiments, two or more (e.g., both, all) of the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags have sufficiently high affinity for the other components that luminescence is detected in the absence of the interaction (e.g., binding) between the associated first and second entities. In some embodiments, no significant increase in signal is detected upon interaction of the first and second entities. In other embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide component will form a complex and produce a signal in the absence of interaction between the associated first and second entities, but the signal is increased (e.g., 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 6-fold, 7-fold, 8-fold, 9-fold, 10-fold, 10²-fold, 10³-fold, 10⁴-fold, 10⁵-fold, 10⁶-fold, or more or ranges there between) upon interaction (e.g., binding) of the associated first and second entities.

In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) having known characteristics (e.g., spectral characteristics, mutual affinity, etc.) are used to elucidate the affinity of, or understand the interaction of, an interaction pair of interest. In other embodiments, a well-characterized interaction pair is used to determine the characteristics (e.g., spectral characteristics, mutual affinity, etc.) of one or more elements of a set of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component. In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and a polypeptide component having known characteristics (e.g., spectral characteristics, mutual affinity, etc.) are used to characterize/monitor the co-localization of a co-localization par of interest (e.g., under desired conditions).

Embodiments described herein may find use in drug screening and/or drug development. For example, the interaction of a small molecule drug or an entire library of small molecules with a target protein of interest (e.g., therapeutic target) is monitored under one or more relevant conditions (e.g., physiological conditions, disease conditions, etc.). Such an assay may comprise a first peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) attached to a drug candidate (or a library of candidates) and a second peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) attached to a therapeutic target; luminescence in the present of the polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) and substrate indicates interaction and/or co-localization of the candidate and target.

Some embodiments herein find use in the diagnostic or criminal setting for monitoring for drugs (e.g., drugs of abuse in human) as well as for therapeutic drug monitoring of patients in biological samples. For example, two peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tagged binding moieties (e.g., binding moieties separately tagged with peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) that recognize a drug analyte facilitate such embodiments. In some embodiments, a competitive displacement assay utilizing a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide-tagged target in a system described herein to identify untagged target in a sample finds use in embodiments herein. Some embodiments find use in detecting environmental contamination, for example, soil samples, water supply, etc. being contaminated by a specific drug or other specific contaminant (e.g., small molecule contaminant).

In other embodiments, the ability of a drug (e.g., small molecule drug) or an entire library of drugs (e.g., small molecules) to enhance or inhibit the interactions between two entities (e.g., receptor and ligand, protein-protein, etc.) is assayed (e.g., by gain or loss of the bioluminescent signal). In some embodiments, drug screening applications are carried out in a high through-put format to allow for the detection of the binding of thousands, or tens of thousands, of different molecules to a target, or to test the effect of those molecules on the binding of other entities.

In some embodiments, provided herein is the detection of molecular interactions in living organisms (e.g., bacteria, yeast, eukaryotes, mammals, primates, human, etc.) and/or cells. In some embodiments, pep peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) fused to interaction (target) polypeptides are co-expressed in a cell or whole organism, and a signal is detected in the presence of a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) and substrate (e.g., coelenterazine or coelenterazine analog), wherein the signal is correlated to the formation of the interaction complex. In some embodiments, cells are transiently and/or stably transformed or transfected with vector(s) coding for fusions comprising peptide tags and interaction elements. In some embodiments, CRISPR is utilized to generate cells that express fusions comprising peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and interaction elements. In some embodiments, fusions (e.g., of a cellular target and a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide or polypeptide described herein) generated by CRISPR replace endogenous protein (e.g., non-fused cellular target) and are regulated in a similar manner to endogenous protein. In some embodiments, such endogenous tagging is used to monitor the level of the endogenously tagged protein, especially in complex systems such as live cells, whole organisms, etc. In some embodiments, transgenic organisms are generated that code for the necessary fusions (e.g., fusions comprising peptide tags and interaction elements) for carrying out the assays described herein. In other embodiments, vectors are injected into whole organisms.

In some embodiments, provided herein is the detection of molecular co-localization in living organisms (e.g., bacteria, yeast, eukaryotes, mammals, primates, human, etc.) and/or cells. In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) fused to co-localization (target) polypeptides are co-expressed in a cell or whole organism, and a signal is detected in the presence of a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) and substrate (e.g., coelenterazine or coelenterazine analog), wherein the signal is correlated to the co-localization of the co-localization elements. In some embodiments, cells are transiently and/or stably transformed or transfected with vector(s) coding for fusions comprising peptide tags and co-localization elements. In some embodiments, CRISPR is utilized to generate cells that express fusions comprising peptide tags and co-localization elements. In some embodiments, transgenic organisms are generated that code for the necessary fusions (e.g., fusions comprising peptide tags and co-localization elements) for carrying out the assays described herein. In other embodiments, vectors are injected into whole organisms.

In certain embodiments, cells are engineered to express one or more peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof), polypeptide component (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide), or fusions thereof (e.g., with cellular targets) using gene transfer technology or other engineering techniques. For example, the cells may be genetically engineered to express one or more peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags, polypeptide components, or fusions thereof (e.g., with cellular targets) using gene editing methodologies such as CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat). The terms “CRISPR” or “CRISPR-Cas9,” as used herein, refer to the various CRISPR-Cas9 and -CPF1 (and other) systems that can be programmed to target specific stretches of a genome and to edit DNA at precise locations. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing systems are based on the RNA-guided Cas9 nuclease from the type II prokaryotic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) adaptive immune system (see, e.g., Jinek et al., Science, 337: 816 (2012); Gasiunas et al, Proc. Natl. Acad. Set U.S.A., 109, E2579 (2012); Garneau et al., Nature, 468: 67 (2010); Deveau et al., Annu. Rev. Microbiol, 64: 475 (2010); Horvath and Barrangou, Science, 327: 167 (2010); Makarova et al., Nat. Rev. Microbiol., 9, 467 (2011); Bhaya et al., Annu. Rev. Genet., 45, 273 (2011); and Cong et al., Science, 339: 819-823 (2013); herein incorporated by reference in their entireties). CRISPR gene editing systems have been developed to enable targeted modifications to a specific gene of interest in eukaryotic cells (see, e.g., Cong et al., supra; Xiao-Jie et al., J. Med. Genet., 52(5): 289-96 (2015); U.S. Pat. No. 8,697,359; Xie et al., Genome Res., 24(9): 1526-1533 (2014); Huang et al., Stem Cells, 33(5): 1470-1479 (2015); Smith et al., Molecular Therapy, 23(3): 570-577 (2015); and U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0068797; herein incorporated by reference in their entireties). Methods for utilizing CRISPR technology for gene editing are described in, for example, Barrangou et al., Science 315, 1709-1712 (2007); Bolotin et al., Microbiology, 151, 2551-2561 (2005); Brouns et al., Science 321, 960-964 (2008); Cong et al., supra; Deltcheva et al., Nature 471, 602-607 (2011); Gasiunas et al., supra; Hale et al., Cell 139, 945-956 (2009); Jinek et al., Science 337, 816-821 (2012); Makarova et al., Biology Direct 2006, 1:7 (2006); Mali et al., Science 339, 823-826 (2013); Marraffini et al., Science 322, 1843-1845 (2008); Mojica et al., J Mol Evol 60, 174-182 (2005); Pourcel et al., Microbiology 151, 653-663 (2005); and Sapranauskas et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 39, gkr606-gkr9282 (2011); herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.

In some embodiments, one or more peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) are employed as a protein tag (e.g., within cells, within a whole animal). In such embodiments, the complement components to the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag(s) (e.g., polypeptide components, the other peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag, substrate) are applied to the system (e.g., cells, animal, etc.) (e.g., as part of a reagent) to detect/quantify the presence of tagged proteins.

In some embodiments, the small size of the peptide tags herein (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides) is useful for protein tagging.

In some embodiments, the components of the bioluminescent complexes herein (e.g., peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags herein (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof), polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are stable enough to exist in a suitable buffer for extended periods of time (e.g., in the presence of coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog (e.g., furimazine) substrate). In certain embodiments, components of the bioluminescent complexes herein (e.g., peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags, polypeptide components, etc.) exhibit minimal detectable luminescence in the absence of the complementing components (e.g., even in the presence of coelenterazine or coelenterazine analog (e.g., furimazine) substrate). In some embodiments, optimized buffer conditions are utilized to meet criteria necessary for protein tagging.

The compositions and methods provided herein, as well as any techniques or technologies based thereon find use in a variety of applications and fields.

Provided herein are methods for the design and/or optimization of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide), and the bioluminescent complexes that form therefrom. Any suitable method for the design of non-luminescent pairs/groups that are consistent with embodiments described herein, and/or panels thereof, is within the scope herein. In some embodiments, characteristics of peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide components, and combinations thereof are optimized by substitutions (e.g., substitution of natural amino acids, non-natural amino acids, amino acid analogs, etc.); such characteristics include, but are not limited to structural stability (e.g., of the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag or polypeptide component, of a complex, etc.), expression, stickiness (e.g., to tubes, wells, etc.), brightness (or complexes formed therefrom), affinity for other components of the bioluminescent complex, solubility, thermal and chemical stability, low autoluminescence, etc.

In certain embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and a polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are designed de novo to lack luminescence individually and exhibit luminescence upon association. In such embodiments, the strength of the interaction between the non-luminescent elements is insufficient to produce a bioluminescent signal in the absence of interaction elements to facilitate formation of the bioluminescent complex. In other embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and polypeptide components and/or bioluminescent complexes thereof are rationally designed, for example, using a bioluminescent protein as a starting point. For example, such methods may comprise: (a) aligning the sequences of three or more related proteins; (b) determining a consensus sequence for the related proteins; (c) providing fragments (e.g., one or more peptides/dipeptides/tripeptides and a polypeptide) of a bioluminescent protein that is related to the ones from which the consensus sequence was determined, wherein the fragments are individually substantially non-luminescent but exhibit luminescence upon interaction of the fragments; and (d) testing the fragments for the absence of luminescence when unassociated and luminescence upon association of the non-luminescent pair. In some embodiments, the fragments are mutated at one or more positions (e.g., in vitro, in silico, etc.), wherein said mutations alter the sequences of the fragments and result in optimization of characteristics.

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag is a ‘dark peptide,’ or one that forms a complex with the other peptide tag and polypeptide components (e.g., with low or high affinity), but produces minimal or no luminescence. In some embodiments, a high affinity dark peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide finds use in inverse complementation or gain of signal assays for biosensors or for measuring inhibitors. In some embodiments, a low affinity dark peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide is used to bring down background luminescence of a complex for the detection of binding of a high affinity bright peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag to the complex.

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag is a ‘quencher peptide,’ or one that contains a quencher moiety (e.g., DAB), and the quencher absorbs the light/energy produced by either or both of a polypeptide component (e.g., the signal produced independent of a complementing peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags) and/or bioluminescent complex.

In some embodiments, the luminescent complexes herein find use in systems, methods, assays, devices, etc. that utilize BRET between the complex and a fluorophore (e.g., small molecule fluorophore, fluorescent protein (e.g., cyOFP)). In some embodiments, a fluorophore (e.g., small molecule fluorophore, fluorescent protein (e.g., cyOFP)) is linked or fused to an analyte, cellular target, etc. In some embodiments, a fluorophore (e.g., small molecule fluorophore, fluorescent protein (e.g., cyOFP)) is linked or fused to a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag and/or polypeptide component. In some embodiments, energy is transferred from a bioluminescent complex to an energy acceptor. In certain embodiments, an energy acceptor is a fluorophore or other detectable chromophore. Suitable fluorophores include, but are not limited to: xanthene derivatives (e.g., fluorescein, rhodamine, Oregon green, eosin, Texas red, etc.), cyanine derivatives (e.g., cyanine, indocarbocyanine, oxacarbocyanine, thiacarbocyanine, merocyanine, etc.), naphthalene derivatives (e.g., dansyl and prodan derivatives), oxadiazole derivatives (e.g., pyridyloxazole, nitrobenzoxadiazole, benzoxadiazole, etc.), pyrene derivatives (e.g., cascade blue), oxazine derivatives (e.g., Nile red, Nile blue, cresyl violet, oxazine 170, etc.), acridine derivatives (e.g., proflavin, acridine orange, acridine yellow, etc.), arylmethine derivatives (e.g., auramine, crystal violet, malachite green, etc.), tetrapyrrole derivatives (e.g., porphin, phtalocyanine, bilirubin, etc.), CF dye (Biotium), BODIPY (Invitrogen), ALEXA FLOUR (Invitrogen), DYLIGHT FLUOR (Thermo Scientific, Pierce), ATTO and TRACY (Sigma Aldrich), FluoProbes (Interchim), DY and MEGASTOKES (Dyomics), SULFO CY dyes (CYANDYE, LLC), SETAU AND SQUARE DYES (SETA BioMedicals), QUASAR and CAL FLUOR dyes (Biosearch Technologies), SURELIGHT DYES (APC, RPE, PerCP, Phycobilisomes) (Columbia Biosciences), APC, APCXL, RPE, BPE (Phyco-Biotech), autofluorescent proteins (e.g., YFP, RFP, mCherry, mKate), quantum dot nanocrystals, etc. In some embodiments, a fluorophore is a rhodamine analog (e.g., carboxy rhodamine analog), such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/682,589, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In some embodiments, a fluorophore is a small molecule fluorophore; embodiments herein reciting a fluorophore may be read as or limited to a small molecule fluorophore. In some embodiments, a fluorophore is a fluorescent protein (e.g., cyOFP, GFP, CFP, etc.; embodiments herein reciting a fluorophore may be read as or limited to a fluorescent protein (e.g., cyOFP, GFP, CFP, etc.).

In various embodiments, the bioluminescent complexes described herein, and components thereof, find use in a variety of different immunoassay concepts. For example, in some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) is tethered/fused to a primary or secondary antibody to provide a method of detection for a particular analyte. As another example, a peptide tag is tethered/fused to an antibody-binding protein (e.g., protein A or protein G) and used to detect a specific antibody bound to a particular analyte (e.g., wherein the analyte is bound to the complementary peptide tag). As another example, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag is tethered/fused to streptavidin and used to detect a specific biotinylated antibody bound to a particular analyte (e.g., wherein the analyte is bound to the complementary peptide tag). As yet another example, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags are tethered/fused to primary and secondary antibodies, where the primary antibody recognizes a particular analyte, and the secondary antibody recognizes the primary antibody. As still another example, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag is tethered/fused to an analyte and used in a competitive sandwich ELISA format. A peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag is tethered/fused conjugated to an analyte may also be used to detect antibodies capable of binding the analyte.

Various embodiments herein find use in small molecule detection via immunoassay. Exemplary embodiments comprise the use of a small molecule directly (e.g., identical or similar to the target small molecule) labeled with a first peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide described herein and a binding moiety for the target small molecule fused or linked to a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide described herein. In the presence of polypeptide component and substrate (e.g., coelenterazine or coelenterazine analog), a bioluminescent signal is produced by the system. When the system is exposed to a sample (e.g., biological sample, environmental sample, etc.), the bioluminescent signal will be reduced if the small molecule target is present in the sample (the labeled small molecule will be competed out of the complex allowing, in some cases, quantitation of the small molecule target). Alternative configurations for such assays are also within the scope herein. In some embodiments, the target small molecule is a toxin (e.g., mycotoxin, etc.), metabolite (e.g., amino acid, glucose molecule, fatty acid, nucleotide, cholesterol, steroid, etc.), vitamin (e.g., vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B7, vitamin B9, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin H or vitamin K, etc.), coenzyme or cofactor (e.g., coenzyme A, coenzyme B, coenzyme M, coenzyme Q, cytidine triphosphate, acetyl coenzyme A, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), nicotinamide adenine (NAD+), nucleotide adenosine monophosphate, nucleotide adenosine triphosphate, glutathione, heme, lipoamide, molybdopterin, 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate, pyrroloquinoline quinone, tetrahydrobiopterin, etc.), biomarker or antigen (e.g., erythropoietin (EPO), ferritin, folic acid, hemoglobin, alkaline phosphatase, transferrin, apolipoprotein E, CK, CKMB, parathyroid hormone, insulin, cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), cytokines, cytochrome c, apolipoprotein AI, apolipoprotein AII, apolipoprotein BI, apolipoprotein B-100, apolipoprotein B48, apolipoprotein CII, apolipoprotein CIII, apolipoprotein E, triglycerides, HD cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase, paraxonase, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), asparate transferase (AST), CEA, HER-2, bladder tumor antigen, thyroglobulin, alpha-fetoprotein, PSA, CA 125, CA 19.9, CA 15.3, leptin, prolactin, osteoponitin, CD 98, fascin, troponin I, CD20, HER2, CD33, EGFR, VEGFA, etc.), drug (cannabinoid (e.g., tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN), etc.), opioid (e.g., heroin, opium, fentanyl, etc.), stimulant (e.g., cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, etc.), club drug (e.g., MDMA, flunitrazepam, gama-hydroxybutyrate, etc.), dissociative drug (e.g., ketamine, phencyclidine, salvia, dextromethorphan, etc.), hallucinogens (e.g., LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, etc.), etc.), explosive (e.g., 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), etc.), toxic chemical (e.g., tabun (GA), sarin (GB), soman (GD), cyclosarin (GF), 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl N, N-dimethylphosphoramidofluroidate (GV), VE, VG, VM, VP, VR, VS, or VX nerve agent), etc.

The systems and methods described herein find use in a wide variety of applications and formats. The following are non-exhaustive exemplary examples of methods and formats utilizing the systems described herein.

-   -   In some embodiments, provided herein are intracellular two         protein systems for dynamic protein-protein interaction analysis         with SmTrip peptide-labeled proteins expressed as fusions via         traditional transfection or endogenously tagged proteins via         CRISPR; LgTrip can be used as a detection reagent either by         co-transfection, of LgTrip, providing a stable cell line         expressing LgTrip, or providing LgTrip in the detection reagent         and adding it to lysed cells expressing SmTrip-labeled proteins.         (FIG. 51A).     -   In some embodiments, provided herein are intracellular three         protein systems for dynamic protein-protein interaction analysis         with SmTrip- and LgTrip-labeled proteins expressed as fusions         via traditional transfection or as endogenously-tagged proteins         generated via CRISPR (FIG. 51B).     -   In some embodiments, provided herein are target specific assays         to measure analyte X with binding moiety A and binding moiety B         (See Table A; purified genetic fusions or chemically conjugated         SmTrip9 or SmTrip10 peptide) for a gain of signal assay (e.g.         diagnostic test, non-cellular, etc.) (FIG. 51C).     -   In some embodiments, provided herein are target specific         competition assays for analyte measurement through loss of         signal (e.g. diagnostic test, noncellular, etc.) (FIG. 51D).         Such a system use a purified binding moiety A (e.g., purified         genetic fusion or chemically conjugated comprising synthetic         SmTrip9 or SmTrip10 peptide) that binds the tagged target         analyte to generate light in the presence of LgTrip and a         coelenterazine substrate or coelenterazine analog, which may be         provided as part of a detection reagent. In the presence of         sample analyte X, SmTrip9 or SmTrip10 peptide will compete with         the sample analyte X to cause a loss of signal specific to the         presence of the sample analyte in the sample and proportional to         the concentration of the analyte.     -   In some embodiments, two or three of the peptide tags         peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like,         β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g.,         SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof)         and polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like,         β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) are linked (or         fused) to recognition elements for proximal, but non-overlapping         (mutually exclusive or distinct), epitopes on the same target         analyte. A signal generated from the luminescent complex (e.g.,         in the presence of a substrate) indicates the presence of the         target analyte.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in immunoassays or various formats.         Immunoassays employing the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags and         polypeptide components herein are not limited to full length         antibodies and may also employ antibody fragments or         non-antibody binding moieties (e.g., DARPins, aptamers,         affimers, etc.). In an exemplary direct immunoassay (See, e.g.,         FIG. 51E), two monoclonal or recombinant antibodies (mAbs or         rAbs) against an analyte are labeled with β9-like (e.g.,         SmTrip9) and β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide tags; a         polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) of the luminescent complex is included as part of         detection reagent (e.g., with substrate). For an exemplary         indirect immunoassay (See, e.g., FIG. 51F), generic reagents         labeled with β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β10-like (SmTrip10)         peptide tags are used in combination with any paired antibody         system specific to an analyte (e.g., mAb or rAb+Biotin-pAb,         Biotin-mAb, or Biotin-rAb etc.); a polypeptide component of the         luminescent complex is included as part of detection reagent         (e.g., with substrate). An exemplary competition direct         immunoassay (See, e.g., FIG. 51G) is provided by labeling one         antibody with a first peptide tag (β9- (e.g, SmTrip9) or         β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide) and labeling a analyte with a         second peptide tag (β10- (e.g., SmTrip10) or β9-like (e.g.,         SmTrip9) peptide); a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like         (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) of the luminescent complex is         included as part of detection reagent (e.g., with substrate);         loss of signal indicates the presence of unlabeled target         analyte. To provide a competition indirect immunoassay (See,         e.g., FIG. 51H), one antibody is labeled with a first peptide         tag (β9- (e.g., SmTrip9) or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide),         a generic binding reagent (e.g., streptavidin) is labeled with a         second peptide tag (β10- (e.g., SmTrip10) or β9-like (e.g.,         SmTrip9) peptide), and analyte is labeled with a binding moiety         for the generic binding reagent (e.g., biotin); a polypeptide         component of the luminescent complex is included as part of         detection reagent (e.g., with substrate); loss of signal         indicates the presence of unlabeled test analyte. Alternative         immunoassays utilizing other         peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide/polypeptide combinations described         herein are within the scope of the present invention.     -   In some embodiments, provided herein are homogeneous assays         using peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tag-labelled (e.g., β6-like,         β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like         (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides         thereof) recognition elements with the polypeptide component         (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) as component of a detection reagent (e.g., along         with a substrate for the luminescent complex).     -   In some embodiments, provided herein are homogeneous assays         utilizing peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide-tag-labelled (e.g.,         SmTrip9, SmTrip10, etc.) and/or polypeptide-component-labelled         (e.g., LgTrip variants) recognition elements. In some         embodiments, homogeneous assays are provided for         detection/quantification of a single analyte or multiple         analytes.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in sandwich hybridization assays         (e.g. non-target amplified, amplified, etc.).     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in the detection of analyte(s) in         liquid/solution phase or solid phase.     -   In some embodiments, the pepeptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in surface-based assays (e.g.,         plate-based (e.g., microtiter plate), paper-based (e.g., Whatman         protein saver 903 cards), plastic-based, swab-based,         cuvette-based, membrane-based (e.g., PVDF, nitrocellulose,         etc.), etc.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in lateral flow and other capillary         driven based methods. In some embodiments, such lateral flow         assays allow multiplexed         detection/identification/characterization of analytes (e.g.,         pathogens). In some embodiments, lateral flow assays find use in         performing immunoassays described herein.         -   An exemplary multiplexed tripartite lateral flow assay for             the detection and identification of pathogens using             tripartite antibody fusions in a direct immunoassay is             depicted in FIG. 52. In this example, a set of monoclonal or             recombinant antibodies (mAbs or rAbs), each fused to a             peptide tag (e.g., β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides) are             added to a liquid sample, the sample is passed over a             detection window comprising a second set of mAbs or rAbs,             each fused to a peptide tag (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9)             peptides), immobilized in lanes within the detection window,             and each recognizing a distinct epitope on the same target             as one of the mAbs or rAbs in the liquid sample. When the             liquid sample is passed through the detection window in the             presence of a polypeptide component and substrate (e.g.,             preloaded in the detection window, added with the sample,             added separately to the device, etc.), luminescence in a             particular lane indicates the binding of mAbs or rAbs to             separate epitopes on a target, and thereby provide for             detection and identification of the target. The above             described assay, and alternatives thereof utilizing the             systems and methods herein, may find use in providing             various detection panels (e.g., Respiratory Panel:             Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, Mycobacterium, Staphylococcus;             Urinary Tract Panel: E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter,             Streptococcus; Food Borne Panel: Shigella, Campylobacter,             Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria; Waste Water Management:             Coliform panel; Panel for strain identification within one             type of bacteria; etc.), as well as for other applications             (e.g., toxin detection).         -   An exemplary multiplexed tripartite lateral flow assay for             the detection and identification of anti-viral antibodies,             e.g., for disease diagnosis, using tripartite antibody             fusions in a direct immunoassay is depicted in FIG. 53. In             this example, a sample is added to the lateral flow device             and allowed to flow into a conjugation zone (e.g., pad). The             conjugation zone comprises a generic antibody-binding agent             (e.g., Protein L), tethered or fused to a first peptide tag             (e.g., β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide). If antibodies are             present in the sample, they will be bound by the labeled             antibody-binding agent. A detection window of the device             comprises separate lanes, each comprising distinct             immobilized viral antigens tethered or fused to a second             peptide tag (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide). As the             labeled antibody flows from the conjugation zone into the             detection window, the antibodies will bind to appropriate             antigens, bringing the peptide tags into proximity and             producing a luminescent signal in the presence of the             polypeptide component and substrate (e.g., preloaded in the             detection window, added with the sample, added separately to             the device, etc.). Such a device and assay would allow             detection and discrimination of multiple viruses and viral             infections using a single device/assay. For example, Zika,             Dengue, and Chicungkunga could all be independently detected             using a single test.     -   In some embodiments, the details of the above lateral flow         assays are carried out in a plate-based format for solution         phase assay (e.g., with the binding moiety combinations in wells         provided with a map). In some embodiments, such an assay is         performed in a multiplexed dot blot/spot array assay format. In         some embodiments, any multiplexed assays described herein in a         particular format (e.g., lateral flow) may also be performed in         alternative formats described herein or understood in the field         (e.g., dot blot, spot array, etc.).     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in aerosol-based detection         (e.g., (1) protease to lyse cells, (2) spray detection         reagents, (3) visualize to detect/quantify).     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use with isothermal amplification of         nucleic acids.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use with rapid cycling PCR detection of         nucleic acids.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in the detection of protein-protein         interaction (e.g., between 2 proteins, between 3 proteins,         etc.).     -   In some embodiments, analysis of the assays and methods         described herein is performed using stationary or portable         devices and readers, a luminometer plate reader or handheld         reader, smart phone camera or CCD camera, etc.     -   In some embodiments, analyte is detected/quantified via gain of         signal through recognition elements via luminometer or imaging         based techniques.     -   In some embodiments, analyte is detected/quantified measured via         loss of signal through competitive displacement via luminometer         or imaging based techniques.     -   In some embodiments, systems and methods herein allow for         multiple tags on each recognition element, either genetically or         through chemical conjugation, thereby providing signal         amplification by adding increasing stoichiometry of peptide tags         per recognition element.     -   In some embodiments, systems and methods herein find use in         detection of native proteins in heterogeneous solutions.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in nucleic acid detection, for         example, peptide-tagged complimentary recognition elements         hybridize to a nucleic acid target sequence in tandem.     -   In some embodiments, assays are provided herein for the         detection of an antibody (e.g., antibody as analyte). One such         assay is depicted in FIG. 54. A first peptide tag (e.g., β9-like         (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide) is fused or tethered to an         antibody-binding protein (e.g., Protein L) and a second peptide         tag (e.g., β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide) is fused or         tethered to the analyte that the antibody is specific to; a         polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) of the luminescent complex is included as part of         detection reagent (e.g., with substrate); presence of the         analyte specific antibody in a sample results in complex         formation and luminescence.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in FISH-like applications utilizing         bioluminescence or BRET for detection/quantification.     -   In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags         (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9),         and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in detection of nucleic acids         (e.g., single stranded and/or double stranded DNA and/or RNA)         via, for example amplification-free detection of nucleic acids.         For example, as depicted in FIG. 56, a pair of peptide         tag-labelled nucleic acid probes, when hybridized to nearby         locations on a nucleic acid target, will allow formation of a         luminescent complex, facilitated by complementation with the         nucleic acid target. Such and assay could be performed on a         solid surface, in solution, for a single nucleic acid target, or         multiplexed (e.g., using an array).     -   In some embodiments, peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g.,         β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or         β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and         tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g.,         β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip)         polypeptide) herein find use in lab-on-chip and/or microfluidics         applications.     -   In some embodiments, systems and methods herein find use in         heterogeneous assays, such as, immunoassays (e.g., PCR         amplification combined with homogeneous immunoassay analysis).

In some embodiments, a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide-based sensor is provided is which a chemical (e.g., removal of a blocking moiety) or enzymatic (e.g., proteolytic cleavage) event is required to render a peptide tag capable of bioluminescent complex formation. For example, a protease is required to cleave a blocked dipeptide (e.g., incapable of bioluminescent complex formation) into two non-blocked peptides capable of complementation.

In some embodiments, the peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide tags (e.g., β6-like, β7-like, β8-like, β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9), and/or β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides, and/or dipeptides and tripeptides thereof) and polypeptide components (e.g., β1-5-like, β1-6-like, β1-7-like, β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) herein find use with bead-based assays, utilizing magnetic enrichment for increased assay sensitivity. One such assay is depicted in FIG. 55. In such an assay, a magnetic particle is conjugated to a first peptide tag (e.g., β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptide) and to a first binding agent directed to a first epitope on an analyte; a non-magnetic particle (e.g., polystyrene particle) is conjugated to a second peptide tag (e.g., β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptide) and to a second binding agent directed to the first epitope or a second epitope on an analyte. The beads are combined with a sample, along with a polypeptide component (e.g., β1-8-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptide) of the luminescent complex. Magnetic separation is used to capture the magnetic beads and any components of the sample or other reagents bound thereto. Luminescence of the magnetically-captured elements is then detected in the presence of substrate for the luminescent complex. If the analyte is present in the sample, both the magnetic and non-magnetic beads will be captured, resulting in the capture of the luminescent complex. In the absence of analyte, the non-magnetic beads will not be captured, and the luminescent complex will not be formed. The above applications and formats are exemplary and non-limiting. Other embodiments consistent with the description herein are within the scope of the present invention. Systems comprising and method utilizing peptides, dipeptides, and polypeptides bearing structural (although not necessarily sequence identity) and functional correlation to portions of NanoLuc® commercial luciferase and/or natural luciferase from Oplophorus gracilirostris, and bioluminescent complexes formed by complementation thereof, are described herein. In particular, detailed description is provided of complementation between β₁₋₈-like (e.g., LgTrip) polypeptides and either β₉-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β₁₀-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides or β_(9/10)-like dipeptides. However, embodiments herein are not limited to complementation between β₁₋₈-like polypeptides (e.g., LgTrip) and β₉-like (e.g., SmTrip9) and β₁₀-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides or β_(9/10)-like dipeptides. In some embodiments, peptides, dipeptides, and polypeptides bearing structural (although not necessarily sequence identity) and functional correlation to portions of NanoLuc® commercial luciferase and/or natural luciferase from Oplophorus gracilirostris are provided. For example, also provided herein are systems and methods for complementation between a β₁₋₅-like polypeptide and β₆₋₁₀-like polypeptide; between a β₁₋₂-like dipeptide and β₃₋₁₀-like polypeptide; between a β₁-like peptide, β₂-like peptide and β₃₋₁₀-like polypeptide; between a β₇₋₈-like dipeptide and β_(9-10/1-6)-like polypeptide fusion; between a β₁₋₇-like polypeptide and β₈-like, β₉-like, and β₁₀-like peptides; and/or between a β₁₋₆-like polypeptide and β₇-like, β₈-like, β₉-like, and β₁₀-like peptides.

In some embodiments, the peptides, dipeptides, tripeptides, and/or polypeptides herein find use in translocation assays. In some embodiments, a translocation assay is composed of two components: a complementary polypeptide sensor (e.g., LgBiT-based, LgTrip-based, etc.) and a peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide-tagged protein of interest (POI). A variety of LgBiT sensors were generated that localize at specific cellular compartments such as plasma membrane, nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) (FIG. 152). These LgBiT sensors can be introduced to cells via transfection or establishment of stable cell lines. The POI is endogenously tagged with peptide/dipeptide/tripeptide complementary to the polypeptide (e.g., LgBiT). Under stimuli, the POI translocates to a different cellular compartment where the polypeptide (e.g., LgBiT) sensor resides, complementation occurs leading to the assembly of peptide/polypeptide complex (e.g., HiBiT⋅LgBiT) to yield luminescence signal (FIG. 153). Thus, the translocation activity of POI is quantitatively measured via luminescence output. Experiments conducted during development of embodiments of the translocation assay are described in Example 89.

EXPERIMENTAL Example 1 Further Truncated Version of (LgBiT) is Activated by Peptide

The luminescence of LgBiT (background and in the presence of complementary SmTrip10 pep86) (SEQ ID NO: 15, 25) was compared with a further truncated polypeptide (LgTrip 2098, SEQ ID NO: 17) lacking both the β10 and β9 strands of the full-length luciferase (background and in the presence of complementary pep263 (SEQ. ID 35)) (FIG. 1).

E. coli KRX harboring LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) or LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 17) were grown for 20 h from a single colony in LB+amp (50 ug/mL) at 30° C. (275 rpm) in a volume of 50 mL. From these cultures, 100× dilutions were made into the same media and the cultures grown at 37 C (275 rpm) for 3 h and then cooled to 25° C. before adding rhamnose (inducing agent for protein overexpression) to a final concentration of 0.2%. Cultures were then grown (induced) for 22 h at 25° C. (275 rpm) at which time cultures were harvested, and the resulting pellets stored at −20° C. until processing. To lyse cells, pellets were removed from −20° C., resuspended in 50 mL of PBS pH 7.2, and taken through 3 sequential freeze thaw cycles (−70° C. to 22° C.), centrifuged to produce soluble fractions, and then kept cold (on ice) until assaying. Lysates and peptide(s) (25 nm final concentration) were incubated together for 10 minutes at 25° C. prior to the addition of NanoGlo® reagent. After addition of reagent, plates were incubated for another 5 min at 35° C. and read over time to measure luminescence (RLU) using a Tecan Infinite F500 plate reader.

Experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate that both LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 17) produce some background luminescence, but the level is much higher for LgBiT. Data shows that both LgBiT and LgTrip 2098 produce more luminescence in the presence of their respective complementary peptide. The magnitude of the gain in signal in the presence of peptide is greater for LgTrip 2098. These data demonstrate that the further truncated LgBiT (and with the A51G substitution) is activated by a single complementary peptide corresponding to the β10 and β9 beta strands that are absent from LgTrip 2098.

Example 2 LgTrip 2098 is Activated by Pair of Separate β9 and β10-Like Peptides

The luminescence of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) was monitored over time in the presence of separate peptides corresponding to the β10 and β9 portions of the full-length luciferase (SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) and SmTrip9 pep245) (SEQ ID NO: 23) (FIG. 2). Similar experimental protocols were used as in Example 1; however, a 10× concentrated lysate was used, Peptides SmTrip10 pep86 and SmTrip9 pep245 were used at 500 nM, and 0.001% Prionex added to reactions. Experiments conducted during development of embodiments herein demonstrate that LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) is activated by the addition of SmTrip10 pep86 and SmTrip9 pep245. Controls with no peptides added or only one of the peptides added produced near the background of the plate reader.

Example 3 LgTrip Mutagenesis—Round 1 (Luminescence)

Overnight cultures used for sequencing were used to inoculate cultures (30 ul of cells in 3 ml of media+0.1% Rhamnose+0.15% glucose). Cells were grown overnight at 25° C. for 20 hours. Cells were diluted 10 ul into 250 ul of Passive Lysis Buffer (PLB) and allowed to lyse for 5 minutes. The lysate was mixed and then diluted 1:100 into PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB, 25 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 0.001 U/ml RQ DNase 1 (10 ul in 990 ul). 50 ul of the diluted lysate was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+2 uM pep263 (SmTrip9-10 dipeptide) (SEQ ID NO: 35) at a 1 uM final concentration (saturating dipeptide concentration). Samples were incubated for 5 minutes, read on GloMax® Multi+ (GMM+) luminometer, and normalized to LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) (Table 2).

TABLE 2 Relative luminescence of LgTrip variants compared to LgTrip 2098. Secondary screen(normalize Cell plate Sequence to 2098) #7 F1L 1.1 #10 Q42L 1.8 #14 I44V, E63D, L142Q 2.5 #16 L305 8.3 #19 N17D 3.0 #22 Y16C, I56T 2.6 #35 L142Q 1.8 #38 T2S, M106K 1.8 #39 E4D,V27A 3.7 #42 E4D 2.5

Example 4 LgTrip Mutagenesis—Round 1 (Stability)

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the stability of HisLink purified LgTrip mutants. LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31), LgTrip 2098 (RH) (SEQ ID NO: 31) (column purified LgTrip 2098), #10, #14, #16, #19, #22, #35, #38, #39, and #42 polypeptides (Table 3) were diluted 1:1000 into PLB lysis buffer (2 ul into 2 ml). 100 ul of each sample was transferred into one column of wells in a 96-well PCR tray. Samples were incubated at 37° C., and aliquots were remove at various time-points. Samples were placed on ice when thermal treatment was complete. When all samples were processed, the PCR tray was equilibrated to room temperature. Samples were mixed and then diluted 1:100 in PLB lysis buffer (5 ul into 495 ul buffer). 50 ul of each sample was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer reagent+2 uM pep263. The plate was incubated for 5 minutes and then read on GMM+. Results are depicted in FIG. 3. Stability studies identified position 42 of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) as a position of interest for further analysis.

TABLE 3 Experimental nomenclature for LgTrip mutants (mutations relative to LgTrip 2098). Clone # Sequence #10 Q42L #14 I44V, E63D, L142Q #16 L30S #19 N17D #22 Y16C, I56T #35 L142Q #38 T2S, M106K #39 E4D, V27A #42 E4D

Example 5 Position 42 Site Saturation (Luminescence)

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to optimize the identity of the amino acid at position 42 of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) (FIG. 4). E. coli cultures (3 ml) were prepared for each sample and grown overnight at 37° C. in LB media+100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were then diluted in quadruplicate at a 20× concentration (10 μl in 200 μl) into induction media (LB+ampicillin+0.1% Rhamnose). Samples were grown at 37° C. for 6 hours. Samples were then lysed with 0.3×PLB, 25 mM HEPES pH 7.5, and 0.001 U/ml RQ1 DNase (10 μl of cells to 250 μl of Lysis buffer). 50 μl of the lysate was then combined with 50 μl of NanoGlo® buffer+50 μM furimazine+20 nM of dipeptide 263 (SEQ ID NO: 35). Samples were measured on a BMG Clariostar luminometer. RLU values were normalized to LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31).) (FIG. 4)

Example 6 37° C. Stability of Purified LgTrip Position 42 Mutants

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the stability of position 42 in LgTrip 2098 mutants (FIG. 5). Polypeptides were diluted to 20 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA. In triplicate, 100 μl aliquots of each sample were loaded into 200 μl thin walled PCR tubes. Samples were incubated at 37° C. in thermal cycler. Samples were removed at various time-points, placed on ice, and then allowed to equilibrate to room temperature. Samples were diluted to 0.2 nM (5 in 495 μl) in PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). 50 μl of each diluted sample was combined with 50 μl of 50 μM Furimazine+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in NanoGlo® buffer. Samples were incubated for 10 minutes and then read on GMM+. Half-life was calculated by non-linear regression (FIG. 5).

Example 7 Site Saturation of LgTrip

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to optimize the identity of the amino acid at various positions of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) (FIG. 6). E. coli cultures (3 ml) were prepared for each sample and grown overnight at 37° C. in LB media+100 μg/ml ampicillin. Cultures were then diluted in quadruplicate to a 20× concentration (10 μl in 200 μl) into induction media (LB+ampicillin+0.1% Rhamnose). Samples were grown at 37° C. for 6 hours. Samples were then lysed with 0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.001 U/ml DNase (10 μl of cells to 250 μl of Lysis buffer). 50 μl of the lysate was then combined with 50 μl of NanoGlo® buffer+50 μM furimazine+20 nM of dipeptide 263 (SEQ ID NO: 35). Samples were measured on a BMG Clariostar luminometer. RLU values were normalized to LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) (FIG. 6).

Example 8 Mutations on LgTrip 3092 Template

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect of various amino acid substitutions relative to the LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19) variant (Table 4). E. coli cultures (3 ml) were prepared for each sample and grown overnight at 37° C. in LB media+100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were then diluted in quadruplicate to a 20× concentration (10 μl in 200 μl) into induction media (LB+ampicillin+0.1% Rhamnose). Samples were grown at 37° C. for 6 hours. Samples were then lysed with 0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.001 U/ml DNase. (10 μl of cells to 250 μl of Lysis buffer). 50 μl of the lysate was then combined with 50 μl of NanoGlo® buffer+50 μM furimazine+2 nM of dipeptide 263 (SEQ ID NO: 35). The mutant lysates were further diluted 1:100 in PLB (5 μl in 495 μl). 50 μl of the diluted lysate was added to 50 μl of NanoGlo® buffer+50 μM furimazine+6 μM pep263 or 50 μl of TBS+20 μM LCS (furimazine)+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35). Samples were measured on a GMM+ after a 10 minute incubation. RLU values were normalized to LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19)

TABLE 4 Relative luminescence of LgTrip variants compared to LgTrip 3092. Sample LCS 6 uM 263 Nglo 6 uM 263 NGLo 2 nM 263 ATG 3092 1.0 1.0 1.0 V127A 4.2 3.5 3.7 Y16S 1.3 1.3 3.1 V119A 1.4 1.2 2.0 V127A + T128A 4.9 3.7 3.7 I117N 2.9 2.1 2.5 F120S 2.0 1.6 2.1 G122D 1.2 1.3 2.3 N105S 1.2 1.4 1.6 T126S 2.3 1.4 2.1 G101E 2.3 1.4 3.9 V36E + V102D + 2.4 1.4 1.7 E115D

Example 9 Site Saturation of LgTrip 3092 Template

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to optimize the identity of the amino acid at various positions of LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19). E. coli cultures (3 ml) were prepared for each sample and grown overnight at 37° C. in LB media+100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were then diluted in quadruplicate to a 20× concentration (10 μl in 200 μl) into induction media (LB+ampicillin+0.1% Rhamnose). Samples were grown at 37° C. for 6 hours. Samples were then lysed with 0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.001 U/ml DNase (10 μl of cells to 250 μl of Lysis buffer). 50 μl of the lysate was then combined with 50 μl of NanoGlo® buffer+50 μM furimazine+2 nM of dipeptide 263 (1 nM final). Samples were measured on a BMG Clariostar luminometer. RLU values were normalized to LgTrip 3092 (FIG. 7).

Example 10 Stability of LgTrip 2098 and LgTrip 3092 Compared to LgBiT

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the stability of positions in LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 33) to LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) (FIG. 8). Purified LgTrip 2098, LgTrip 3092, and LgBiT samples were diluted to 20 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA. 100 μl of each sample was aliquoted into 200 μl thin walled PCR tubes. Samples were incubated at 37° C. in thermal cycler. Samples were removed at various time-points and placed on ice. Samples were equilibrated to RT and then diluted to 0.2 nM (5 μl in 495 μl) in PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). 50 μl of each sample was diluted with 50 μl of 50 μM Furimazine+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in NanoGlo® buffer. Samples were incubated for 10 minutes and then read on GMM+ (FIG. 8).

Example 11 Stability of LgTrip Variants at 42° C. and 60° C.

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the stability of LgTrip variants at 42° C. and 60° C. (FIG. 9). The LgTrip variant samples were diluted to 20 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA. 100 μl aliquots were added into 200 μl thin walled PCR tubes. Samples were incubated at 42° C. or 60° C. in thermal cycler. Samples were removed at various time-points and placed on ice. Samples were equilibrated to RT and then each diluted to 0.2 nM (5 μl in 495 μl) in PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). 50 μl of each diluted sample was combined with 50 μl of 50 uM Furimazine+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in NanoGlo® buffer. Samples were incubated for 10 minutes and then read on GMM+ (FIG. 9).

Example 12 Affinity of LgTrip Variants with SmTrip9 and SmTrip10

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the affinity of various LgTrip variants for the SmTrip9- and SmTrip10-like peptides (FIG. 10).

For the SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) titration, purified LgTrip samples were diluted to 2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.005% IGEPAL. Assay reagent containing TBS+0.01% BSA+0.005% IGEPAL+20 μM furimazine+200 μM SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) was prepared. 4 uM of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) was added to the assay reagent and then serially diluted 500 μl to 500 μl in assay reagent containing Furimazine+200 μM SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 15). 25 ul of each peptide titration was added to 25 ul of diluted LgTrip solution. Luminescence was read on a plate reader at 10 and 15 minutes.

For the SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) titration, purified LgTrip samples were diluted to 2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.005% IGEPAL. Assay reagent containing TBS+0.01% BSA+0.005% IGEPAL+20 μM furimazine+4 μM SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) was prepared. 200 uM of SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO:25) was added to then assay reagent and then serially diluted 500 μl to 500 μl in assay reagent containing Furimazine+4 μM SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37). 25 ul of each peptide titration was added to 25 ul of diluted LgTrip solutions. Luminescence was read on plate reader at 10 and 15 minutes.

Example 13 Stability of LgTrip Variants (60° C.)

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the stability of LgTrip variants at 60° C. (FIG. 11). Purified LgTrip mutants were diluted to 20 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA. 100 μl of each sample was aliquoted into 200 μl thin walled PCR tubes. Samples were incubated at 60° C. in thermal cycler and then were removed at various time-points, placed on ice, equilibrated to room temperature, and then diluted to 0.2 nM (5 μl in 495 μl) in PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). 50 μl of each diluted sample was combined with 50 μl of 50 μM Furimazine+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in NanoGlo® buffer. Samples were incubated for 10 minutes and then read on GMM+. Half-life was calculated using GraphPad Prism non-linear regression (One-Phase Decay plateau set to zero).

Example 14 Comparison of Kinetic Profiles of LgBiT and LgTrip Variants

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the kinetic profiles of various LgTrip variants with NanoLuc® luciferase (SEQ ID NO: 3) and a LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11)/HiBiT (SmTrip10 pep86) (SEQ ID NO: 25) two component system (FIG. 12). NanoLuc, LgBiT, LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31), LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 33), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) were diluted to 20 μM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.005% IGEPAL. Samples were diluted 1:100 (2 μl in 198 μl) and then 1:1000 (10 μl in 10 ml) or 10E⁻⁵ dilution total to a 0.2 nM final concentration. To the LgBiT polypeptide, 200 nM of SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) was added. To the LgTrip variants, 200 μM SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) and 20 μM SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) were added. Samples were incubated for 15 minutes, 50 ul of each enzyme/peptide dilution combined with either TBS+0.01% BSA+20 μM Live Cell Substrate (LCS; Promega Cat. No. N205) or NanoGlo® buffer+50 μM Furimazine, and immediately read on a GMM+ luminometer.

Example 15 Detecting Protein-Protein Interactions with a Tripartite System

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate the use of a tripartite complementation system in detecting protein-protein interactions (FIG. 13). Lysates containing FRB and FKBP fused to one each of SmTrip9 pep245 and SmTrip10 pep86 (FIG. 13A) or SmTrip9 pep245 and SmBiT (FIG. 13B) were added to purified LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31). Formation of the FRB/FKBP complex was induced with rapamycin and facilitated complementation of the tripartite system was monitored by luminescence.

Cell and Lysate Preparation.

Cultures of each FRB-FKBP construct were grown overnight in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were induced (30 μl in 3 ml of culture) in LB+0.1% rhamnose+0.15% glucose+100 ug/ml ampicillin and grow for 24 hours at 25° C. 200 μl of 10× Fastbreak Cell Lysis Reagent (Promega) was added to 2 ml of culture 0.001 U/ml RQ1 DNase. Cultures were incubated for 30 min at 4° C. on a rotating mixer and then spun at 3500 rpm for 30 min. at 4° C. Cleared lysate was removed and placed into new tubes, frozen, and stored at −70° C.

Assay.

Lysates were thawed, diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.1% BSA, and appropriate lysates combined. The lysates were divided, and 30 nM rapamycin was added to one of the aliquots. 25 μl of each lysate was combined with 25 μl of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31), diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA, and incubated for one hour. 50 μl of NanoGlo® Buffer+50 μM furimazine was added, and luminescence was read on GMM+.

Example 16 Random Library Preparation and Screening

A random library of variant LgTrip polypeptides (using template LgTrip 2098) (SEQ ID NO: 31) was generated and screened for complementation with the β9/β10 dipeptide (SEQ ID NO: 35) (pep263).

Template DNA from LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 32) was diluted to 10 ug/ml in water. Diversify™ PCR Random Mutagenesis Kit (63070-ClonTech) was used to prepare a random library of mutants. Library amplification products were band isolated and purified using WIZARD SV Gel and PCR Clean-Up System (A9281; Promega), cloned into pF4Ag, transformed into KRX competent cells (Promega), and plated onto LB agarose plates. Colonies were picked and place into wells of a 96-well plates with LB+ampicillin, and samples were grown overnight at 37° C. with shaking. Overnight cultures were diluted 1:20 into induction media (LB+0.1% Rhamnose+0.15% glucose+100 ug/ml ampicillin), and cultures were grown for 2-6 hours at 37° C. 10 ul of cells were added to 250 ul of PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB, 25 mM HEPES pH 7.0, 0.001 U/ml DNase). 50 ul of cell lysate was combined with 50 ul of assay buffer (NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine+0.2 nM of pep263). Plates were incubated for 5 minutes after reagent addition and then samples were read on ClarioStar luminometer. Clones that had improved luminescence compared to the template clone were selected for additional screening.

Approximately 6,000 LgTrip 2098-based variant clones were further screened, and favorable mutation sites were evaluated with site saturation mutagenesis. Favorable mutations following saturation mutagenesis were combined to derive the LgTrip clone LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19). Screening was repeated using LgTrip 3092 (SEQ ID NO: 19) as a template, and the resulting clone was LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51).

Example 17 Purification of LgTrip Clones

50 ml cultures of LgTrip mutants were induced in LB+0.1% Rhamnose+0.15% Glucose+amp. Cultures were spun and re-suspended in 4.5 ml of Hepes pH 7.5+0.001 U/ml DNase. 500 ul of FastBreak™ Cell Lysis Reagent (Promega; V8571) was added, and samples were incubated on a rotating mixer for 1 hour at 4° C. Samples were spun to clear lysate, and supernatant was transferred to a new tube. Using the HisLink™ Spin Protein Purification System, 500 ul of HisLink™ Protein Purification Resin (Promega; V8821) was added to the samples, incubated for 2 hours at 4° C. on a rotating mixer, washed with HisLink wash/binding buffer, and eluted with elution buffer. Slide-A-Lyzer dialysis columns were used to exchange buffer to TBS.

Example 18 Stability Comparison

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the stability of activity of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) over time (FIG. 14). Diluted purified LgTrip 2098 and LgBiT to 20 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA or in 0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5. Aliquoted 100 μl of each sample into 200 μl thin walled PCR tubes. Incubated samples at 37° C. in thermal cycler, removed at various time-points, and placed on ice. Samples were equilibrated to room temperature and then diluted each sample to 0.2 nM (5 μl in 495 μl) in PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). 50 μl of each diluted sample was combined with 50 μl of 50 μM Furimazine+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in NanoGlo® buffer. Samples were incubated for 10 minutes and then read on GMM+. Calculated half-life using GraphPad Prism non-linear regression (One-Phase Decay plateau set to zero).

Example 19 Stability of LgTrip in TBS+Minimal BSA Carrier

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the stability of the activity of NanoLuc® (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in TBS and a minimal BSA carrier over time (FIG. 15). NanoLuc, LgBiT, and LgTrip 3546 were diluted to 20 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA. 100 μl of each were aliquoted into 200 μl thin walled PCR tubes. Samples were incubated at 60° C. in thermal cycler, removed at various time-points, and placed on ice. Samples were equilibrated to room temperature and diluted to 0.2 nM (5 μl in 495 μl) in PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). 50 μl of each diluted sample was combined with 50 μl of 50 μM Furimazine+6 μM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in NanoGlo® buffer. Samples were incubated for 10 minutes and then read on GMM+. Half-life was calculated using GraphPad Prism non-linear regression (One-Phase Decay plateau set to zero).

Example 20 Effect of Salt on Activity

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect of salt concentration on the activity of NanoLuc® (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (FIG. 16). To test activity in the presence of salt, each enzyme was diluted to 1 uM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and further diluted to 2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 4 uM of pep 263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) was added to LgBiT, LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and incubated for 30 minutes. A two-fold titration series was prepared for each, starting with 5M NaCl in 25 mM Tris pH 7.5+0.01% Tergitol. 10 uM furimazine was added to each sample of the titration series, and 5 ul of each enzyme or enzyme+pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) were combined with 45 ul of each substrate additive mixture. Plates were incubated for 3 minutes and then read on GMM+.

To test the effect of prolonged exposure to salt, each enzyme was diluted to 1 uM, and a two-fold titration series was prepared starting with 5M NaCl in 25 mM Tris pH 7.5+0.01% Tergitol. 2 ul of each enzyme was added to 198 ul of the NaCl titration (10 nM final of each enzyme). The “no” additive control was TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. Samples were incubated for 26 hours. After incubation, samples were diluted 1:10,000 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (10 ul in 990 two times). 4 uM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) was added to LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31), LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), and LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) in the second dilution. 50 ul of each sample was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine. Plates were incubated for 3 minutes and then read on GMM+.

Example 21 Effect of Urea on Activity

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect of urea concentration on the activity of NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (FIG. 17).

To test activity in the presence of urea, each enzyme was diluted to 1 uM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol and further diluted to 2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 4 uM of pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) was added to LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and incubated for 30 minutes. A two-fold titration series was prepared for each, starting with 10M urea in 25 mM Tris pH 7.5+0.01% Tergitol. 10 uM furimazine was added to each sample of the titration series, and 5 ul of each enzyme or enzyme+pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) were combined with 45 ul of each substrate additive mixture. Plates were incubated for 3 minutes and then read on GMM+.

To test the effect of prolonged exposure to urea, each enzyme was diluted to 1 uM, and a two-fold titration series was prepared starting with 10M urea in 25 mM Tris pH 7.5+0.01% Tergitol. 2 ul of each enzyme was added to 198 ul of the urea titration (10 nM final of each enzyme). The “no” additive control was TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. Samples were incubated for 26 hours. After incubation, samples were diluted 1:10,000 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (10 ul in 990 ul two times). 4 uM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) was added to LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31), LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), and LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) in the second dilution. 50 ul of each sample was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine. Plates were incubated for 3 minutes and then read on GMM+.

The results demonstrate that NanoLuc and NanoBiT are more susceptible to inactivation by urea compared to LgTrip 3546, while LgTrip 2098 is the least effected by urea. The exposure results demonstrate that LgTrip 3546, LgTrip 2098, and LgBiT regain activity upon prolonged treatment with urea indicating that activity of these polypeptide may be negatively affected by contaminating proteins, and that denaturation of these contaminants enhances activity.

Example 22 Effect of pH on Activity

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect of pH on the activity of NanoLuc® (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), LgTrip 2098 (WT) (SEQ ID NO: 31), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (FIG. 18).

A universal buffer was prepared containing 25 mM of each: NaCitrate, MES, PIPES, HEPES, TAPS, and Thiourea in 0.5% Tergitol. The buffer was divided into 8 aliquots of 20 ml, and NaOH or HCl was added to create a pH titration series.

To test effect of pH on activity, each enzyme was diluted to 1 uM and then diluted to 0.4 nM in 3 ml of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 4 uM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) was added to LgBiT, LgTrip 2098, and LgTrip 3546. Assay reagent for each pH buffer tested (Table 5) (20 ul of furimazine in 980 of buffer). 10 ul of each enzyme/peptide dilution was combined with 50 ul of assay reagent. Plates were incubated for 3 minutes and read on GMM+.

TABLE 5 Buffers. Component MW(g/mol) g Na Citrate 294.1 1.47 MES 195.24 0.98 PIPES 302.37 1.51 Hepes 238.3 1.19 TAPS 243.3 1.22 Thiourea 76.12 0.53

To test the effect of prolonged exposure varying pH, each enzyme was diluted to 1 uM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, which was then diluted to 20 nM in each buffer. T=0 samples were mixed and then diluted 1:10 into 200 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol and stored at 4° C. T=8 samples were mixed and then diluted 1:10 into 200 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol store at 4° C. T=24 samples were mixed and then diluted 1:10 into 200 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol store at 4° C. To perform the assay, LgTrip and LgBiT were diluted 1:10 in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+4 uM SmTrip10 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 35), and NanoLuc was diluted into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 40 ul of each sample was diluted with 40 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+40 uM furimazine, incubated for 3 minutes, and then read on GMM+.

The results indicate that LgTrip is resistant to a wide pH range.

Example 23 Autoluminescence

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the autoluminescence of LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51). Each was diluted to 3 uM in DPBS+0.01% BSA. Three-fold serial dilutions were prepared of each in DPBS+0.01% BSA (300 ul to 700 ul) and placed in wells of a 96-well plate. The last row of the plate contained the furimazine controls (n=12). 50 ul of each titration (or controls) were combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM furimazine, incubated for 3 minutes, and then read on GMM+. LgTrip (i.e., LgTrip 3546) exhibited significantly reduced autoluminescence compared to LgBiT (FIG. 19).

Example 24 Complementation of LgTrip with β9/β10 Dipeptide

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the capacity of a β9/β10 dipeptide (e.g., pep263) (SEQ ID NO: 35) to form a bioluminescent complex with either LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) or LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11). The luminescence of such a complex was compared with the luminescence of complexes of LgTrip 3546 with β9/β10 dipeptide and LgBiT with either SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) or the dipeptide, pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) (FIG. 20). SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) and pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) were diluted to 2 nM in H₂O. A 3× dilution series was prepared of each peptide in TBS+0.01% BSA starting at 300 nM. Solutions of 200 nM LgTrip 3546 and LgBiT were prepared in NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM furimazine (NanoGlo® reagent). 50 ul of each titration were combined with 50 ul of each NanoGlo® reagent, and luminescence was read after a five minute incubation. Signal/background was calculated by dividing the amount of peptide dependent RLU by the background reading. Results demonstrate that the dipeptide has a K_(d) ˜2-3× higher than HiBiT which accounts for lower RLU at low peptide concentration. The background of LgBiT decreases signal to background. RLU values for LgBiT/dipeptide and LgTrip/dipeptide were equal.

Example 25 Comparison of LgTrip 2098 & LgTrip 3546 Complementation with SmTrip10 and SmTrip9

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate complementation of LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) & LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51), respectively, with SmTrip10 and SmTrip9 peptides, facilitated by the rapamycin-induced binding of SmTrip9 pep245-bound FKBP to SmTrip10 pep86-bound Frb (FIG. 21). FKBP-SmTrip9 pep245, SmTrip10 pep86-Frb, and LgTrip 3546 or LgTrip 2098 were transiently transfected into HEK293 cells (20,000 cells per well/96-well plate). Samples were exposed to serial dilutions of rapamycin (to induce FKBP/Frb complex formation) and 10 μM furimazine, and luminescence was measured. Results demonstrate that the affinity of SmTrip10 pep86 is ˜10× lower for LgTrip 3546 compared to LgTrip 2098.

Example 26 Affinity of Various SmTrip10 Sequences

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein forming luminescent complexes between various SmTrip10 pep286 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) sequences and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)/SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) (FIG. 22). Enzymes were diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, serial dilutions (100 ul into 900 ul) were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (2× to make 2 nM), and 2 nM sample was diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 ul into 4.5 ml). A 2× dilution series was prepared of each SmTrip10-like peptide in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) starting at 100 uM. 50 ul of diluted LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was combined with 50 ul of the peptide titration and incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM Furimazine was added to each sample, samples incubated for 10 minutes, and then read on GMM+.

Example 27 Inverse Dipeptide

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the capacity of dipeptides having opposite beta strand order (e.g., β9-β10 vs. β10-β9) to activate complement polypeptides (FIG. 23). LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) were diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and serial dilutions of each were prepared (100 ul into 900 ul) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. The 2 nM sample was diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 ul into 4.5 ml). 20 uM stocks of each dipeptide (pep326 (SEQ ID NO: 179) and pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35)) were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2× serial dilutions of each peptide were prepared TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (250 ul in 250 ul). 50 ul diluted LgTrip 2098 and LgTrip 3546 was combined with 50 ul of the each peptide series and incubated at room temperature for 20 minutes. 100 ul of LCS (Live cell substrate; Promega Catalog No. N205) in TBS (20 uM) was added, and samples were incubated for 3 minutes and then read on GMM+.

Example 28 Comparison of Dipeptides Comprised of SmTrip9 (SEQ ID NO: 23) and Either SmHiTrip (SEQ ID NO: 25) or SmBiT (SEQ ID NO: 13) for the SmTrip10 Component

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare the capacity of dipeptides comprising the SmHiTrip (SEQ ID NO:25) or SmBiT (SEQ ID NO:13) sequence to activate complement polypeptides (FIG. 24). LgBiT, LgTrip 2098, and LgTrip 2899 (SEQ ID NO: 364) were diluted to 200 nM into TBS+0.01% BSA. Polypeptides were further diluted 1:100 into NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine (30 ul in 3 ml). Pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) and pep274 (SEQ ID NO: 147) were diluted into TBS+0.01% BSA to 5 uM. 50 ul of each LgBiT/LgTrip dilution were combined with 50 ul of peptide dilution, incubated 5 minutes, and then read on GMM+.

Example 29 Additions/Deletions of C-Terminus of LGTrip 3546

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect of C-terminal additions/deletions and/or corresponding additions/deletions to peptide tags on complementation and luminescence (FIG. 25). Exemplary tested peptides and polypeptides are listed in Table 6.

TABLE 6 Peptide tags and polypeptide components comprising additions/deletions      SmTrip9  SmTrip10 LITPDGSMLFRVTINSVGWRLFKKIs Note: SmTrip9 peptides contain additional SSWKR sequence at their N-termini. LgTrip C-term SmTrip9 ID SmTrip10 ID ATG-3575 (aka LgTrip + GS) --LITPDGS     MLFRVTINS 292   VSGWRLFKKIS 86 ATG-3572 (aka LgTrip + G) --LITPDG    SMLFRVTINS 291   VSGWRLFKKIS 86 ATG-3573 (aka LgTrip − D) --LITP  DGSMLFRVTINS 293   VSGWRLFKKIS 86 ATG-3574 (aka LgTrip − PD --LIT PDGSMLFRVTINS 294   VSGWRLFKKIS 86 ATG-3575 (aka LgTrip + GS) --LITPDGS     MLFRVTINSV 297    SGWRLFKKIS 219 ATG-3572 (aka LgTrip + G) --LITPDG    SMLFRVTINSV 296    SGWRLFKKIS 219 ATG-3573 (aka LgTrip − D) --LITP  DGSMLFRVTINSV 298    SGWRLFKKIS 219 ATG-3574 (aka LgTrip − PD --LIT PDGSMLFRVTINSV 299    SGWRLFKKIS 219 ATG-3575 (aka LgTrip + GS) --LITPDGS     MLFRVTINSVS 302     GWRLFKKIS 206 ATG-3572 (aka LgTrip + G) --LITPDG    SMLFRVTINSVS 301     GWRLFKKIS 206 ATG-3573 (aka LgTrip − D) --LITP  DGSMLFRVTINSVS 303     GWRLFKKIS 206 ATG-3574 (aka LgTrip − PD --LIT PDGSMLFRVTINSVS 304     GWRLFKKIS 206 ATG-3575 (aka LgTrip + GS) --LITPDGS     MLFRVTIN 308  SVSGWRLFKKIS 157 ATG-3572 (aka LgTrip + G) --LITPDG    SMLFRVTIN 307  SVSGWRLFKKIS 157 ATG-3573 (aka LgTrip − D) --LITP  DGSMLFRVTIN 309  SVSGWRLFKKIS 157 ATG-3574 (aka LgTrip − PD) --LIT PDGSMLFRVTIN 310  SVSGWRLFKKIS 157 ATG-3575 (aka LgTrip + GS) --LITPDGS     MIFRVTI 312 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 158 ATG-3572 (aka LgTrip + G) --LITPDG    SMLFRVTI 311 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 158 ATG-3573 (aka LgTrip − D) --LITP  DGSMIFRVTI 313 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 158 ATG-3574 (aka LgTrip − PD) --LIT PDGSMLFRVTI 314 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 158 ATG-3546 (aka LgTrip) --LITPD GSMLFRVTINSV 295    SGWRLFKKIS 219 ATG-3546 (aka LgTrip) --LITPD GSMLFRVTINSVS 300     GWRLFKKIS 206 ATG-3546 (aka LgTrip) --LITPD GSMLFRVTIN 305  SVSGWRLFKKIS 157 ATG-3546 (aka LgTrip) --LITPD GSMLFRVTI 306 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 158

Addition/deletion polypeptides were grown in 50 ml cultures, pelleted, and resuspended in 10 ml of 100 mm HEPES pH 7.5+0.001 U/ml DNase. 1 ml of Fastbreak Cell Lysis Reagent (Promega Corporation) and 1 ml of HisLink Resin (Promega Corporation) were added and incubated on a rotating shaker for 3 hours at 4° C. Resin was allowed to settle, and samples were washed 4× with 100 mM HEPES pH 7.5+10 mM Imidazole. Polypeptides were eluted twice into 500 ul HisLink Elution buffer. Thermo dialysis tubes were used to equilibrate to 1×TBS.

Enzymes were diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and serial dilutions were prepared (100 ul into 900 ul) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2 nM samples were diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 ul into 4.5 ml). SmTrip9- and SmTrip10-like peptides were combined with a polypeptide complement according to Table 7 and incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine was added, incubated for 10 minutes, and then read on GMM+.

TABLE 7 Polypeptide/peptide combinations tested. SmTrip 9 SmTrip10 Group 1 3546 286 86 3575 292 86 3572 291 86 3573 293 86 3574 294 86 Group 2 3546 286 86 3575 297 219 3572 296 219 3573 298 219 3574 299 219 Group 3 3546 286 86 3575 302 206 3572 302 206 3573 303 206 3574 304 206 Group 4 3546 286 86 3575 312 158 3572 312 158 3573 312 158 3574 312 158 Group 5 3546 286 86 3546 295 219 3546 300 206 3546 305 157 3546 306 158

Example 30 Polypeptide/Peptide and/or Peptide/Peptide Overlap

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the sequence overlap between the polypeptide component and a peptide corresponding to the β-strand or between the two peptides (FIG. 26). In such experiments, a polypeptide component and peptide, or the two peptides, each comprise amino acids corresponding to the same amino acids in a base luciferase.

Polypeptides were diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. Serial dilutions (100 ul into 900 ul) were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2 nM of each polypeptide sample were diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 into 4.5 ml). Polypeptides and peptides were combined, i.e., 50 ul of each LgTrip mutant with 50 ul of the peptide, according to Table 8. Reactions were incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. Next, 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine was added, and reactions were incubated for 10 more minutes prior to reading on a GMM+ luminometer.

TABLE 8 Polypeptide/peptide combinations tested. SmTrip9 SmTrip10 Group1 3546 286 86 3546 286 219 3546 286 206 3546 286 157 3546 286 158 Group2 3575 286 86 3575 286 219 3575 286 206 3575 286 157 3575 286 158 Group3 3546 293 86 3546 293 219 3546 293 206 3546 293 157 3546 293 158 Graup4 3575 293 86 3575 293 86 3575 293 86 3575 293 86 3575 293 86 Group5 3546 294 86 3546 294 219 3546 294 206 3546 294 157 3546 294 158 Group6 3575 294 86 3575 294 219 3575 294 206 3575 294 157 3575 294 158

Example 31 The Identity of the β9-Peptide Alters the Affinity of the β10-Peptide

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the sequence overlap between the polypeptide component and a peptide corresponding to the β-strand or between the two peptides (FIG. 27). These results show that the sequence of the β9 strand peptide (SmTrip9) can impact the affinity of the β10 strand peptide (SmTrip10).

SmTrip9 Titration

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and serial dilutions were prepared (100 ul into 900 ul) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2 nM polypeptide samples were diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 into 4.5 ml).

A 2× dilution series was prepared of each SmTrip9 peptide in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+100 uM of SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) starting at 20 uM. 50 ul of diluted LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was combined with 50 ul of each peptide titration. Reactions were incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine was added, the reaction was incubated for 10 more minutes, and read on a GMM+.

SmTrip10 Titration

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and serial dilutions were prepared (100 ul into 900 ul) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2 nM polypeptide samples were diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 into 4.5 ml).

A 2× dilution series was prepared of SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM of SmTrip9-like peptides starting at 100 uM. 50 ul of diluted LgTrip 3546 was combined with 50 ul of each peptide titration. Reactions were incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine was added, reaction was incubated for 10 more minutes, and then read on GMM+.

Results (FIG. 27)

SmTrip 9 peptide variants were titrated in the presence of constant SmTrip10 ep86 (SEQ ID 15) (FIG. 27a ), and then SmTrip10 pep86 was titrated in the presence of saturating amounts of each SmTrip9 variant peptide. (FIG. 27b ) This shows that the affinity of the SmTrip10 sequence can be altered depending on the SmTrip9 sequence. The experiments demonstrate that identity of the β9-like peptide (e.g., SmTrip9) can influence the affinity of the β10-like peptide (e.g., SmTrip10) for the polypeptide component. SmTrip9 pep293 (SEQ ID NO: 154) and SmTrip9 pep294 (SEQ ID NO: 155) sequences have overlap with the C-terminus of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and show a decrease in affinity compared to SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) (no overlap), but also decrease affinity of SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) for LgTrip 3546. SmTrip9 pep298 (SEQ ID NO: 158) and SmTrip9 pep299 (SEQ ID NO: 159) sequences overlap with the C-terminus of LgTrip 3546 and the N-terminus of SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) and decrease the affinity of SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT) for or LgTrip 3546.

Example 32 Effect of β10-Peptide Identity on the Affinity of the β10 Peptide Component to the Polypeptide and β9-Peptide

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the how sequence overlaps or sequence gaps between the polypeptide component and a peptide corresponding to the β-strands or between the two peptides influence the affinity of the β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides (FIG. 28). LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and serial dilutions were prepared (100 ul into 900 ul) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2 nM polypeptide samples were diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 into 4.5 ml). A 2× dilution series was prepared of each SmTrip10-like peptide in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) starting at 100 uM. 50 ul of diluted LgTrip 3546 was combined with 50 ul of each peptide titration. Reactions were incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine was added, reaction was incubated for 10 more minutes, and then read on GMM+.

Example 33 Measure of Affinity of β9-Like Peptides in the Presence of Various Saturating β10-Like Peptides

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the how the affinity of β9-like (e.g., SmTrip9) peptides are impacted in the presence of constant concentrations of various β10-like (e.g., SmTrip10) peptides with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (FIG. 29). Polypeptide component LgTrip 3546 was diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, serial dilutions were prepared (100 ul into 900 ul) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (2× to make 2 nM), and 2 nM sample was diluted 1:10 into TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol (500 μl into 4.5 ml). A 2× dilution series was prepared of each β9-like peptide (SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and SmTrip9 pep287 (SEQ ID NO: 148)) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+100 uM of each SmTrip10-like peptide starting at 20 uM. 50 ul of diluted LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was combined with 50 ul of each peptide titration. The reactions were incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature, 100 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine was added, and the reactions were incubated for another 10 minutes and then read on GMM+.

Example 34 Effect of Construct Orientation on Facilitated Complementation in HEK293 Cells

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect the orientation of interaction elements (FRB and FKBP) relative to the peptide tags on complementation with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (FIG. 30). Un-induced signal greater than 100,000 RLU is indicative of background contamination, which decreases the apparent fold-response.

HEK293 cells were grown overnight at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. Cells were transfected with 3 ug DNA (SmTrip9 pep245-FKBP, FKBP-SmTrip9 pep245, SmTrip10 pep86-FKBP, FKBP-SmTrip10 pep86, SmTrip9 pep245-FRB, FRB-SmTrip9 pep245, SmTrip10 pep86-FRB, or FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 construct) per well using FuGENE protocol. Cells were washed in DPBS. 1 ml DPBS was added, cells were frozen at −80 C for ˜10 min, and thawed at room temperature. Lysates were cleared by centrifugation for 10 minutes, diluted 1:10 in TBS+200 nM LgTrip (+/−30 nM RAP), and incubated for 30 min at room temperature. 50 ul of each sample was combined with 50 ul of TBS+20 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was read at 5 minutes.

Example 35 Effect of Construct Orientation on Facilitated Complementation in E. coli

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the effect the orientation of interaction elements (FRB and FKBP) relative to the peptide tags on complementation with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (FIG. 31).

Overnight cultures of each construct were prepared in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were diluted 1:100 into induction media (LB+amp+0.1% rhamnose+0.15% glucose, cells were grown for 20 hours at 25° C., and lysed with PLB lysis buffer (0.3×PLB, 25 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 0.001 U/ul Rq1 DNase; 250 ul of cells, 750 ul PLB) for 15 minutes. Cells were diluted 5× into CO₂ independent media+10% FBS that contains 200 nM LgTrip 3546 and +/−30 nM RAP. Reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature, combined with equal volumes of NanoGlo+50 uM furimazine (50 ul to 50 ul), incubated for 5 minutes, and then read on GMM+

Example 36 Kd Measurement for Various β10-Like Peptides

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to measure Kd values for various β10-like peptides with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) (FIG. 32). A solution was prepared of 20 uM SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) in TBS+0.005%+0.01% BSA. 3× serial dilutions were prepared of SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25), SmTrip10 pep288 (SEQ ID NO: 149), SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150), and SmTrip10 pep290 (SEQ ID NO: 151) (150 ul in 350 ul TBS+0.01% BSA+286 solution starting at 100 uM). 20 nM LgTrip 3546 solutions were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA, and then diluted 1:10 in TBS+0.01% BSA. 25 ul of each peptide solution was combined with 2.5 ul of the LgTrip 3546 solutions. Reactions were incubated for 10 minutes, 28 ul of TBS+20 uM LCS (Promega Catalog No. N205) was added, incubated for 10 minutes, and then read on GMM+. This experiment shows that the addition of either “V” or “VS” to the N-terminus of SEQ ID NO: 25 increases the affinity of the SmTrip10-like peptide compared to SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT).

Example 37 Effect of Polypeptide/β9 Split Site on Luciferase Light Output

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze the effect of moving the split site between the polypeptide component and the SmTrip9-like peptide (FIG. 33). Polypeptide components with varied C-terminal extensions or deletions were diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and 50 uM SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) was added to each. SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) was added to 10 uM in the SmTrip10 pep86+LgTrip solutions, and samples were incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added at 1:1, and luminescence was read. All synthetic SmTrip9 peptides contained the N-terminal solubility tag SSWKR.

Example 38 Effect of Sequence Gaps and Overlaps Between LgTrip C-Terminus and SmTrip9 Pep286 on Luciferase Light Output

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze the effect of gaps and/or overlaps between the polypeptide component and the SmTrip9-like peptide (FIG. 34). Polypeptide components with varied C-terminal extensions or deletions were diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and 50 uM SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) was added to each. 10 uM of a SmTrip9 pep286 was added to SmTrip10 pep86+LgTrip solutions, and the reactions were incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added at 1:1, and luminescence was read.

Example 39 Effect of SmTrip9 Sequence Gaps and Overlaps with LgTrip 3546 and SmTrip10 Pep 86 (HiBiT) on Luciferase Light Output

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze the effect of gaps and/or overlaps between the SmTrip9-like peptide and the polypeptide component (e.g., LgTrip) and/or SmTrip10-like peptide (FIG. 35). LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol, and 50 uM SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) was added to each. SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) was added to 10 uM in SmTrip10 pep86+LgTrip solutions, and samples were incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added at 1:1, and luminescence was read. All synthetic SmTrip9 peptides contained the N-terminal solubility tag, SSWKR.

Example 40 Biochemical Analysis (Kd and B max) of SmTrip9 Peptide Length Variants

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze complementation of SmTrip9 peptides of different lengths with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 15) (FIGS. 36-37).

SmTrip9 Titration (FIG. 36)

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) polypeptide was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 100 uM SmTrip10 pep86 was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM solutions of each SmTrip9-like peptide were added to the SmTrip10 pep86 solution. 2× serial dilutions were prepared of each SmTrip9 peptide solution using the SmTrip10 pep86 solution as a diluent. Peptide dilutions and LgTrip 3546 solution were combined 1:1 and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added (1:1), and luminescence was detected.

HiBiT (SmTrip10) Titration (FIG. 37)

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) polypeptide was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM SmTrip9-like peptide solutions were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol for each SmTrip9-like peptide to be tested. 100 uM solutions of SmTrip10 pep86 was added to each SmTrip9-like peptide solution. 2× serial dilutions were prepared of SmTrip10 pep86 using each SmTrip9-like peptide solution as a diluent. Peptide dilutions and LgTrip 3546 solution were combined, 1:1, and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added (1:1), and luminescence was detected.

Example 41 Biochemical Affinity and B max of SmTrip9 Pep286 Point Mutants

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze the affinity of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) point mutants for LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25). LgTrip 3546 polypeptide was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 100 uM SmTrip10 pep86 was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM solutions of each SmTrip9-like peptide were added to the SmTrip10 pep86 solution. 2× serial dilutions were prepared of each SmTrip9-like peptide solution using the SmTrip10 pep86 solution as a diluent. Equal volumes of peptide dilutions and LgTrip solution were combined and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added (1:1, vol:vol), and luminescence was detected (FIG. 38) to determine Kd and B max of each SmTrip9-like peptide.

Example 42 Effect of SmTrip9 Solubility Tags on Biochemical Affinity and B max

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze the affinity of SmTrip9-like peptides with alternative solubility tags (FIG. 39). LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 100 uM SmTrip10/pep86 solution was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM solutions were prepared of each SmTrip9-like peptide in the SmTrip10 pep86 solution. 2× serial dilutions were prepared of each SmTrip9-like peptide using the SmTrip10 pep86 solution as a diluent. Equal volumes of peptide dilutions were combined with the LgTrip 3546 solution, and reactions were incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added 1:1 vol:vol to the reactions, and luminescence was read after 10 minutes of incubation.

Example 43 C-Terminal Extension Sequences

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze the affinity of SmTrip9-like peptides with C-terminal sequence extensions (FIG. 40).

SmTrip9 Peptide Titration

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) polypeptide was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 100 uM SmTrip10 pep86 was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM solutions of each SmTrip9-like peptide were added to the SmTrip10 pep86 solution. 2× serial dilutions were prepared of each SmTrip9-like peptide solution using the SmTrip10 pep86 solution as a diluent. Peptide dilutions and LgTrip 3546 solution were combined 1:1 and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added (1:1), and luminescence was detected.

SmTrip10 Pep 86 (HiBiT) Titration

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) polypeptide was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM SmTrip9-like peptide solutions were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol for SmTrip9-like peptide to be tested. 100 uM solutions of SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) was added each SmTrip9-like solution. 2× serial dilutions were prepared of SmTrip10 pep86 using each SmTrip9-like peptide solution as a diluent. Peptide dilutions and LgTrip 3546 solution were combined 1:1 and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM furimazine detection reagent was added (1:1), and luminescence was detected.

Example 44 Measurement of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Using FRB-SmTrip10 Variants and FKBP Fused SmTrip9 Pep245 in KRX E. coli Lysates

Overnight cultures of FRB-SmTrip10 variants, FKBP-SmTrip9 pep245, and SmTrip9 pep245-FKBP were grown in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin from glycerol stocks. Cells were diluted 1:100 in LB+0.15% glucose+0.1% rhamnose+Amp, and shook for 20 hours at 25° C. Cultures were diluted 1:4 in PLB and incubated 15 min at room temperature to lyse cells. SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin, and reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Each reaction was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was measured at 5 minutes. Results for fold induction (+rap signal/−rap signal) are depicted in FIG. 41. FRB-SmTrip10 variant peptide constructs possessed varied linker lengths, linker content (with or without alanine-isoleucine), and either contained or lacked a hexahistidine tag.

Example 45 Measurement of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Using FRB-SmTrip10 Variants and FKBP Fused SmTrip9 Pep245 in HEK Lysates

Overnight cultures of FRB-SmTrip10 variants, FKBP-SmTrip9 pep245, and SmTrip9 pep245-FKBP were grown at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. Cells were transfected with 1 ug DNA (FKBP or FRB construct) per well using FuGENE protocol. Cells were washed in 1 ml DPBS. 1 ml DPBS was added and cultures were frozen at −80° C. for 10 min. Cultures were thawed at room temperature to lyse cells. Lysates were cleared by centrifugation for 10 min and diluted 2-fold in PLB. SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin, and reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Each reaction was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo®buffer+50 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was measured at 5 minutes. Results for fold induction (+rap signal/−rap signal) are depicted in FIG. 42. FRB-SmTrip10 variant peptide constructs possessed varied linker lengths, linker content (with or without alanine-isoleucine), and either contained or lacked a hexahistidine tag.

Example 46 Measurement of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Using FRB-SmTrip10 Pep86 (HiBiT)/SmTrip10 Pep289 (VS-HiBiT) and SmTrip9 Sequences Fused to FKBP in Both Orientations in KRX E. coli Lysates

Overnight cultures for FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) or FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 150) and SmTrip9-like peptide sequences fused to FKBP were grown in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin from glycerol stocks. Cells were diluted 1:100 in LB+0.15% glucose+0.1% rhamnose+Amp and shaken for 20 hours at 25° C. Cultures were diluted 1:4 in PLB and incubated 15 min at room temperature to lyse. SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin, and reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Each reaction was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was measured at 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 43-47.

Example 47 Measurement of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Using FRB-SmTrip10 Pep86 (HiBiT)/SmTrip10 Pep289 (VS-HiBiT) and SmTrip9 Sequences Fused to FKBP in Both Orientations in HEK Lysates

Overnight cultures for FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) or FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 150) and SmTrip9-like peptide sequences fused to FKBP were grown at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. Cells were transfected with 1 ug DNA (FKBP or FRB construct) per well using FuGENE protocol. Cells were washed in 1 ml DPBS. 1 ml DPBS was added and cultures were frozen at −80° C. for 10 min. Cultures were thawed at room temperature to lyse cells. Lysates were cleared by centrifugation for 10 min, and diluted 2-fold in PLB. SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin, and reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Each reaction was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was measured at 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 48-50.

Example 48 Measurement of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Using FRB-SmTrip10 Pep86 (HiBiT)/SmTrip10 Pep289 (VS-HiBiT) and SmTrip9 Sequences Fused to FKBP in E. coli Lysates

Overnight cultures for FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) or FRB-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 150) and SmTrip9-like peptide sequences fused to FKBP were grown in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin from glycerol stocks. Cells were diluted 1:100 in LB+0.15% glucose+0.1% rhamnose+Amp and shook for 20 hours at 25° C. Cultures were diluted 1:4 in PLB and incubated 15 min at room temperature to lyse. SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin, and reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Each reaction was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was measured at 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 57, 59, 60, 62-63, 66-67, and 70-71. In FIG. 57, ** indicates that alanine-isoleucine (AI) in the linker directly upstream of SmTrip9 peptides or SmTrip10 peptides has been removed. Alanine-isoleucine is absent from C-terminal FKBP or FRB fusions with SmTrip9 peptide or SmTrip10 peptides, respectively, in all subsequent figures.

Example 49 Measurement of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Using FRB-SmTrip10 Pep86 (HiBiT)/SmTrip10 Pep289 (VS-HiBiT) and SmTrip9 Sequences Fused to FKBP in HEK293 Lysates

Overnight cultures for FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 25) or FRB SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO: 150) and SmTrip9-like peptide sequences fused to FKBP were grown at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. Cells were transfected with 3 ug DNA (FKBP or FRB construct) per well using FuGENE protocol. Cells were washed in 1 ml DPBS. 1 ml DPBS was added and cultures were frozen at −80° C. for 10 min. Cultures were thawed at room temperature to lyse cells. Lysates were cleared by centrifugation for 10 min, and diluted 2-fold in PLB. SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin, and reactions were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Each reaction was combined with 50 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine, and luminescence was measured at 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 58, 61, 64-65, 68-69, and 72-73. In FIG. 58, ** indicates that alanine-isoleucine (AI) in the linker directly upstream of SmTrip9 peptides or SmTrip10 peptides has been removed. Alanine-isoleucine is absent from C-terminal FKBP or FRB fusions with SmTrip9 peptides or SmTrip10 peptides, respectively, in all subsequent figures.

Example 50 Biochemical Analysis (Kd and B max) of Varied SmTrip9 Sequences

Results are depicted in FIGS. 74-76.

SmTrip9-Like Peptide Titrations

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 100 uM SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM solutions were prepared of each SmTrip9-like peptide in the SmTrip10 pep86 solution. 2× serial dilutions of each SmTrip9-like peptide were prepared using the SmTrip10 pep86 solution as a diluent. Peptide dilutions were combined with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) solution, 1:1, and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM Furimazine (Fz) detection reagent was added, 1:1. Luminescence was read at 10 min.

SmTrip10 Pep86 (HiBiT) Titrations

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM SmTrip9-like peptide solutions were prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. SmTrip10 pep86 was added to 100 uM in each SmTrip9-like peptide solution. 2× serial dilutions of each SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) were prepared using the SmTrip9-like peptide solutions as a diluent. Peptide dilutions were combined with LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) solution 1:1 and incubated for 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM Furimazine (Fz) detection reagent was added, 1:1. Luminescence was read at 10 min.

Example 51 Solubility of Synthetic SmTrip9 Peptides

Synthetic peptides were synthesized by Peptide2.0 with termini blocked (N-terminal acetylation and C-terminal amidation) unless otherwise noted. Peptides were dissolved in nuclease-free water to ˜1 mM and mixed on rotator at 4° C. for 30 min. Following centrifugation for 10 min at top speed, peptides were diluted 1:50 in water and quantified on NanoDrop. Peptides were stored at −20° C. until use. Peptides were deemed soluble if they remained in solution after 3 freeze/thaw cycles in which peptides were thawed in a 22° C. water bath, kept at 4° C., and frozen at −20° C. Solubility of synthetic peptides is depicted in FIG. 77.

Example 52 Circularly Permuted LgBiT SmTrip9/Pep286 Affinity and B max for SmTrip10 Pep 86 (HiBiT)-LgTrip 3546 Fusions

A fusion polypeptide comprising a SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) sequence fused to the front of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was generated and experiments were conducted to monitor complex formation and luminescence of the SmTrip10 pep86 HiBiT-LgTrip fusions with SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) (FIG. 78).

Overnight cultures were grown in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin from glycerol stocks. Cells were diluted 1:100 in LB+0.15% glucose+0.1% rhamnose+Amp and shaken for 20 hr at 25° C. 800 μl culture was lysed in FastBreak and each SmTrip10 pep86-LgTrip fusion was purified using the HisLink protocol. 2-fold SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) serial dilutions starting at 10 uM were made in TBS+0.01% Tergitol+0.01% BSA containing 0.2 nM SmTrip10 pep86-LgTrip fusion (ATG 3745 (SEQ ID NO: 211) or ATG 3746 (SEQ ID NO: 213)). Reactions were pre-incubated for 10 minutes at room temperature. TBS+0.01% Tergitol+0.01% BSA with 20 uM Furimazine (Fz) was added to samples 1:1 (vol:vol). Luminescence was read on GloMax® luminometer at 10 min.

SmTrip9/Pep759 Affinity for Various SmTrip10 Pep 86 (HiBiT)-LgTrip 3546 Fusions

From pellets of induced cell culture, pellets were resuspended in 1/10 of the original culture volume (e.g. a 50 mL culture would be resuspended in 5 mL) using 1×TBS+0.01% BSA. A lysis buffer was prepared using 100 parts Fast Break® Buffer, 10 Parts RQ1 RNAse free DNAse, and 1 part 1 M DTT (e.g. 650 μL Fast Break® Buffer+65 μL RQ1 RNAse free DNAse, and 6.5 μL 1 M DTT or equivalent scaling). 1 part Lysis buffer was added to 9 parts cell suspension (e.g. 33.3 μL Lysis buffer+300 uL suspension) in a 15 mL tube. Incubated at 4° C. for 30 minutes while mixing (using a rotary shaker). A 4 μM solution of pep 759 was prepared in 1×TBS+0.01% BSA. 50 uL of 4 μM pep759 was added to 50 μL of each lysate in a 96 well plate in triplicate. 50 μL of each lysate was separately mixed with 50 μL of 1×TBS+0.01% BSA buffer in triplicate. NanoGlo® Reagent was prepared by mixing 100 parts NanoGlo® Buffer with 1 part Furimazine (e.g. 10 mL buffer+100 uL furimazine). 100 uL of NanoGlo® reagent was added to each well. Luminescence was measured using Glomax® Multi instrument kinetic cycles. Luminescence measurements were compared after about 29 minutes. Luminescence readings for samples with pep759 were divided by the corresponding measurement of the same lysate without pep759. Results are depicted in FIG. 78B. Two batches of cultures were used to generate data: one was from inductions of 50 mL cultures (the right side, ATG-4808 through and including ATG-4632) and the other was from inductions of 3 mL cultures (left side, starting with ATG-4815 through and including ATG-3746). Some constructs were present in both tests (ATG-2623, ATG-3745, ATG-3746, ATG-4632).

Example 53 Detergent Titration

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the impact of various detergents on NanoLuc (SEQ ID NO: 3), LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11), and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) complexes with the dipeptide, pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35).

Exposure Experiments

500 ul of 20 mM SDS or 2 mM CDTA or 5% Tergitol was added to a deep well plate. 3× serial dilutions were prepared of each detergent in TBS+0.01% BSA (150 ul in 350 ul). 100 ul of each dilution was combined with 100 ul of either 2 nM NanoLuc, LgBiT, or LgTrip, and samples were incubated for 18 hours. Samples were diluted 1:100 in TBS+0.01% BSA (5 ul in 495 ul). 50 ul of each sample was combined in triplicate with 50 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+20 uM Furimazine (Fz) for NanoLuc or TBS+0.01% BSA+20 uM Furimazine (Fz)+2 uM pep263 for LgBiT and LgTrip. Luminescence of samples was read on GMM+ 3 minutes after reagent addition. Results of prolonged exposure to detergent on LgBiT, LgTrip 3546, and NanoLuc are depicted in FIG. 79.

Activity Experiments

20 ml of 20 uM Fz was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA. 2 ml of 20 mM SDS and 2 mM of CDTA and 5% Tergitol were added to a deep well plate. 20 uM Fz was added to each sample (8 ul). 2× serial dilutions were prepared of each detergent in 20 uM Fz solution (1 ml to 1 ml). A solution of 400 pM NanoLuc in TBS+0.01% BSA was prepared. A solution of 400 pM LgBiT+1 uM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in TBS+0.01% BSA was prepared. A solution of 400 pM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)+1 uM pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) in TBS+0.01% BSA was prepared. 50 ul of each enzyme solution was combined with 50 ul of the detergent titrations, placed in luminometer, and read after a 3 minute incubation at RT. Results of LgBiT, LgTrip and NanoLuc activity in the presence of detergent are depicted in FIG. 80.

Example 54 Reversibility of FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complex Formation

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate the reversibility of bioluminescent complex formation. Media was aspirated from a T75 growth flask of HEK293 cells. Cells were washed with 10 ml of DPBS and trypsinized by adding 3 ml of Tryple Express Trypsin. After a 3 minute incubation at 37° C., 10 ml of growth media (DMDM+10% FBS) was added to the flask, mixing cells with pipette. Cells were pelleted at 200 rpm for 5 minutes. Media was aspirated and replaced by fresh media. Cells were counted on a T20 cell counter and diluted to 200,000 cells/ml. 3 ml of the cell suspension was added to each well of a six well plate. Cells were grown overnight at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. To transfect the cells, DNA was diluted for each construct to a concentration of 100 ng/ul and 3.3 ug of DNA was added in a final volume of 155 ul of OptiMEM for each construct (FKBP-SmBiT, FRB-LgBiT, FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT), FKBP-SmTrip9 pep245). 9.9 ul of FugeneHd was added to the diluted DNA and incubated for 15 minutes. 150 ul of each DNA complex was then added to cells plated in a 6 well plate. Cells were grown overnight at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. After aspirating media, cells were washed once with DPBS (Life Technologies Cat. No. 14190) and then frozen in a fresh 1 ml of DPBS at −80° C. The samples were then thawed to lyse cells. FRB and FKBP constructs for NanoBiT (FKBP-SmBiT+FRB-LgBiT) and NanoTrip (FRB-SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT)+FKBP-SmTrip9 pep245+200 nM purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51)) were combined and incubated with 30 nM Rapamyacin for 30 minutes. A dilution series of FK506 was prepared in DMSO starting at 10 mM. 3-fold serial dilutions were performed in DMSO (30 ul into 70 ul). 200 ul of each FRB-FKBP combination was aliquoted into Swells of a 96 well PCR tray. Upon addition of 2 ul of the FK506 dilution series, each sample was incubated at 37° C. for 6 hours. 50 ul of each sample was combined with 50 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA+20 uM Furimazine (Fz), incubated for 3 minutes, and read on GMM+. Results are depicted in FIG. 81.

Example 55 LgTrip/SmTrip9 Titration with SmTrip10 Peptides

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to analyze titrations of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) and SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) with various SmTrip10 peptides. Data was normalized to SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT) values. SmTrip10 pep86 (HiBiT) is SmHiTrip10 (SEQ ID NO: 25).

Peptide stocks were diluted to 250 uM in water. A SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) solution (10 uM in final reaction) was prepared in OptiMEM+10% FBS. A 2-fold serial dilution of each SmTrip10 peptide was performed in the OptiMEM solution containing SmTrip9 pep286. The highest concentration of the SmTrip10 peptide was 15 uM (final in reaction). A 10× stock (1 nM) of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was prepared in OptiMEM+10% FBS, and 10 ul was added to 90 ul of each of the SmTrip10 peptide titrations. Samples were incubated for 30 minutes on an orbital shaker set to 500 rpm. 2 ml of detection reagent (OptiMEM+10% FBS+20 ul of 1M DTT+80 ul of 5 mM Furimazine) was prepared. 10 ul of detection reagent was added to each LgTrip 3546:peptide solution, and plates were placed on an orbital shaker. Plates were read at 5 minutes and 10 minutes. SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) and SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) were used as controls on each of the 4 plates. Results are depicted in the tables of FIGS. 82-83.

Example 56 Antares Constructs

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate the complementation systems described herein in the context of the Antares BRET system comprising one or more CyOFP fluorescent proteins linked to a component of the systems described herein.

Samples were purified using HisLink Resin: 10 ml of 100 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 1 ml of FastBreak Cell Lysis Reagent and 50 u of DNase were added, and samples were placed on rotating mixer for 45 minutes and then spun at 7,000 rpm for 20 minutes. Next, 1 ml of HisLink resin was added to each sample, and samples were washed 3× with 5 ml of binding wash buffer, eluted with 300 ul of elution buffer, and dialyzed against TBS (2 hours, TBS replace, 2 more hours). Samples were diluted to 100 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA and then further diluted to 0.4 nM by adding 4 ul to 996 ul of TBS+0.01% BSA. 3× serial dilutions were prepared by transferring 300 ul to 700 ul. 10 ml of 2 uM dipeptide pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA. 10 ml of 400 pM SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) was prepared in TBS+0.01% BSA. 10 ml of 1 uM SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) and 10 uM SmTrip10 pep86 were prepared. 50 ul of each enzyme was combined with either TBS or dipeptide solution (all samples in triplicate on two plates). Antares fusions with LgBiT and LgTrip 3546 samples were combined with SmTrip9 pep286+SmTrip10 pep86. Samples were incubated for 1 hour at RT. 100 ul of 20 um furimazine was added in TBS+0.01% BSA+2 mM ATT. Plates were incubated for 3 minutes and then read on GMM+. Results are depicted in graphs of FIGS. 84-85.

Example 57 “Dark” Dipeptide 272

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to compare titration series with “Dark” dipeptide 272 (SEQ ID NO: 146) with LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in the presence of 0.1 nM pep 263. LgBiT and LgTrip 3456 were diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA and +/−0.4 nM of dipeptide pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) and incubated for 10 minutes. A 3× dilution series of dipeptide pep272 was prepared starting at 40 nM (at this concentration, LgBiT showed inhibition at high concentrations, so Kd value could not be calculated; a new titration series was created starting at 4 nM pep272 for LgBiT to obtain a Kd value). 50 ul of the peptide dilution series was added to an assay plate followed by addition of 50 ul of the LgBiT and LgTrip 3546 dilutions. Samples were incubated for 1 hour at room temperature. After addition of 100 ul of NanoGlo+50 uM Furimazine (Fz), plates were incubated for 5 minutes and luminescence was read on GMM+. Results are depicted in FIG. 86.

Example 58 Comparison of Dark Dipeptides pep272 and pep273

LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) were diluted to 200 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA with +/−0.4 nM of dipeptide pep263 (SEQ ID NO: 35) or +/−0.4 nM didpeptide pep264 (SEQ ID NO: 299) and incubated for 10 minutes. 3× dilution series of didpeptide pep272 (SEQ ID NO: 146) and dipeptide pep273 (SEQ ID NO: 298) were prepared starting at 40 nM using the dipeptide pep263 dilution as a diluent for pep272 and the dipeptide pep264 dilution as a diluent for pep273. 50 ul of the LgBiT and LgTrip 3546 dilutions was combined with 50 ul of the pep272/273 titration series and incubated at room temperature for 2 hours. After addition of 100 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Fz, plates were incubated at room temperature for 5 minutes, and luminescence was read on GMM+. Results are depicted in FIG. 87.

Example 59 DarkBiT pep167

Solutions with 200 nM LgBiT (SEQ ID NO: 11) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) were prepared. 0.2 nM SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25) was added to LgBiT solutions, and 1 uM of SmTrip9 pep286 (SEQ ID NO: 37) with 200 nM of SmTrip10 pep86 was added to LgTrip 3546 solutions. A dark bit (pep167) (SEQ ID NO: 300) titration was prepared starting at 12 uM in TBS+0.01% BSA. 50 ul of the dark bit titration was combined with 50 ul of the LgBiT or LgTrip 3546/pep167 dilutions and incubated for 1 hour. After addition of 100 ul of NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM Furimazine (Fz), plates were incubated 10 minutes, and luminescence was read on GMM+. Results are depicted in FIG. 88.

Example 60 FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation in E. coli Lysates with SmTrip9 Pep435/434 Variants

Cultures were grown overnight in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin from glycerol stocks, and cells were diluted 1:100 in LB+0.15% glucose+0.1% rhamnose+Amp. After 20 hr shaking at 25° C., cells were diluted 1:4 in PLB and incubated 15 min at room temperature to lyse. Lysates of SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations of interest were mixed 1:1 vol:vol and diluted 1:5 in PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin. Samples were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature and combined 1:1 (vol:vol) with NanoGlo® buffer containing 50 uM Furimazine. Luminescence was read at 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 89-90.

Example 61 FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation

FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation in HEK Lysates with SmTrip9 Pep435 and Pep434 Variants

600,000 cells were added to each well of 6-well plates in DMEM+1% FBS. Cells were grown overnight at 37° C. with 5% CO₂ and transfected with 3 μg DNA (FKBP or FRB construct) per well using FuGENE protocol. Following overnight incubation at 37° C. with 5% CO₂, cells were washed with DPBS. After aspiration, 1 ml of fresh DPBS was added to each well and plates were frozen at −80° C. for ˜10 min. Plates were thawed at room temperature to lyse cells and lysates were cleared by centrifuging 10 min and removing supernatant. Lysates were diluted 2-fold in PLB and SmTrip9/SmTrip10 peptide combinations of interest were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol). Mixtures were then diluted 1:5 in PLB+200 nM LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) with or without 30 nM rapamycin. Samples were incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature and combined 1:1 vol:vol with NanoGlo® buffer containing 50 uM Furimazine. Luminescence was read at 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIG. 91.

FRB-FKBP Assay Screen with SmTrip9s 823 and 840

Cultures of FKBP SmTrip9 variants and FRB-SmTrip10 s were grown overnight in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin at 37° C. Cells were diluted 1:20 in LB with 0.15% glucose, 0.1% rhamnose, and 100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were induced ˜20 hr at 25° C. with shaking. PLB assay reagent was prepared with 444 nM LgTrip 3546, 90× diluted FRB-SmTrip10 culture, +/−35 nM Rapamycin. Ninety microliters of assay reagent was added to each well of 96-well assay plates. FKBP_SmTrip9 cultures were diluted 1:10 in PLB and 10 ul was added to assay plates. Samples were incubated 30 min at room temperature. One hundred microliters of NanoGlo containing 50 uM furimazine was added to assay plates wells and luminescence was read on GloMax after 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIG. 92.

Example 62 Determination of Kd of pep434 and pep435 Variants

LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 20 uM solutions of each SmTrip9-like peptides were prepared with 100 uM SmTrip10 pep86 (SEQ ID NO: 25) in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol. 2-fold serial dilutions of each SmTrip9-like peptide were performed using the 100 uM SmTrip10 pep86 solution as a diluent. Peptide dilutions were combined with LgTrip 3546 solution 1:1 (vol:vol) and incubated 10 minutes. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol+20 uM Furimazine (Fz) detection reagent was added to LgTrip/peptide solutions 1:1 vol:vol and luminescence was read at 10 min. Results are depicted in FIG. 93.

Example 63 Detection of CRISPR-Tagged Dipeptide-GAPDH Using LgTrip 3546

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate that both LgTrip 2098 (SEQ ID NO: 31) and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) find use as bioluminescence reagents for detecting endogenously tagged GAPDH (Tagged with SmTrip10 pep86 (SmHiTrip; SEQ ID NO: 25).

HeLa cells were edited using CRISPR/Cas9 to express endogenous GAPDH C-terminal fusions to the indicated peptide. The edited HeLa cells were plated at a density of approximately 20,000 cells per well of a solid white assay plate in 100 μl of DMEM/10% FBS. Cells were then incubated in the presence of 100 μl of NanoGlo® HiBiT Lytic Buffer (Promega) containing NanoGlo® HiBiT Lytic Buffer and 200 nM of LgTrip for 10 min. Luminescence was recorded using a GloMax® Discover with 0.5 s integration time. Relative cell numbers were determined using the CellTiter® Glo Luminescent Cell Viability Assay (Promega) according to manufacturer's protocol. Data are represented as average relative light units normalized to cell number, with variability expressed as standard deviation.

Results are depicted in FIG. 94.

Example 64 Site-Saturation Screen of SmTrip9

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to identify beneficial amino acid substitutions in SmTrip9.

Genetic site-saturation libraries were generated using primers with randomized codons at the indicated positions in SmTrip9. KRX E. coli was transformed with pooled genetic variants, plated onto LB+ampicillin agar, and grown overnight at 37° C. Individual colonies were picked and placed into 96-well culture plates containing LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were grown overnight at 37° C. with shaking. Cells were diluted 1:20 in LB with 0.15% glucose, 0.1% rhamnose, and 100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were induced ˜20 hr at 25° C. with shaking. Assay reagent was prepared by adding 444 nM LgTrip (SEQ ID NO: 51), 90× diluted FRB-VS-HiBiT culture, and +/−35 nM rapamycin to 25 mM HEPES with 0.3× Passive Lysis Buffer (PLB) and DNase. Ninety microliters of assay reagent was added to each well of 96-well assay plates. FKBP_SmTrip9 cultures were diluted 1:10 in PLB, and 10 ul was added to assay plates. Samples were incubated 30 min at room temperature. One hundred microliters of NanoGlo® buffer containing 50 uM furimazine was added to assay plates wells, and luminescence was read on GloMax® luminometer after 5 minutes.

Results are depicted in FIGS. 100-112.

Example 65 FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation in E. coli Lysates with SmTrip9 Pep435/434 Variants

Cultures of FKBP_SmTrip9 variants and FRB-SmTrip10 s were grown overnight in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin at 37° C. Cells were diluted 1:20 in LB with 0.15% glucose, 0.1% rhamnose, and 100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were induced ˜20 hr at 25° C. with shaking. Cultures were diluted 1:4 in PLB and incubated 15 min at room temperature to lyse cells. SmTrip9 and SmTrip10 dilutions were mixed 1:1 (vol:vol) for combinations of interest. Mixtures were diluted 1:5 into PLB+200 nM LgTrip, with or without 30 nM rapamycin. Samples were incubated 30 min at room temperature. Fifty microliters of NanoGlo® buffer containing 50 uM furimazine was added to assay plates wells, and luminescence was read on GloMax® luminometer after 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 113-115.

Example 66 FRB-FKBP Facilitated Complementation Assay Screen with Combinational SmTrip9 Variants

Cultures of FKBP_SmTrip9 variants and FRB-SmTrip10 s were grown overnight in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin at 37° C. Cells were diluted 1:20 in LB with 0.15% glucose, 0.1% rhamnose, and 100 ug/ml ampicillin. Cultures were induced ˜20 hr at 25° C. with shaking. PLB assay reagent was prepared with 444 nM LgTrip, 90× diluted FRB-SmTrip10 culture, +/−35 nM Rapamycin. Ninety microliters of assay reagent was added to each well of 96-well assay plates. FKBP_SmTrip9 cultures were diluted 1:10 in PLB, and 10 ul was added to assay plates. Samples were incubated 30 min at room temperature. One hundred microliters of NanoGlo® buffer containing 50 uM furimazine was added to assay plates wells, and luminescence was read on GloMax® luminometer after 5 minutes. Results are depicted in FIGS. 116-122.

Example 67 Determination of Kd and B max of SmTrip9 Synthetic Peptides

LgTrip was diluted to 0.2 nM in TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol and pep289 was added to 25 uM. This solution was used as the diluent for 5-fold serial dilution series of SmTrip9 peptides. Samples were equilibrated 10 min at room temperature and aliquoted into assay plates in triplicate. TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol containing 20 uM furimazine was added to samples in 1:1 vol:vol ratio. Plates were incubated 10 min, and luminescence was read. To determine VS-HiBiT Kd, the same protocol was followed, but with saturating SmTrip9 (25 uM) and titration of VS-HiBiT. Results are depicted in FIGS. 123-130.

Example 68 Determination of Solubility of Synthetic SmTrip9 Peptides

Synthetic peptides were ordered from Peptide2.0 with termini blocked (N-terminal acetylation and C-terminal amidation) unless otherwise noted. Peptides were dissolved in nuclease-free water and stored at −20° C. Stocks were thawed in 22° C. water bath, centrifuged, and kept at 4° C. until use. Results are depicted in FIG. 131.

Example 69 Biochemical Co-Titration of SmTrip9 Synthetic Peptides and Pep289

LgTrip was diluted to 200 nM in 25 mM HEPES with 0.3× Passive Lysis Buffer (PLB) and DNase. SmTrip9 peptides and pep289 were diluted to 100 uM and co-titrated serially 6-fold in PLB. Samples were incubated 10 minutes at room temperature. Most concentrated samples were diluted 50-100-fold in PLB. Samples were aliquoted in triplicate into assay plates and mixed 1:1 vol:vol with NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM furimazine. Luminescence was read after 10 minutes on ClarioStar or GloMax® instruments. Results are depicted in FIGS. 132-133.

Example 70 Biochemical Co-Titration of SmTrip9 and SmTrip 10 Synthetic Peptides

LgTrip was diluted to 200 nM in 25 mM HEPES with 0.3× Passive Lysis Buffer (PLB) and DNase. SmTrip9 and SmTrip10 peptides were diluted to 100 uM and co-titrated serially 6-fold in PLB. Samples were incubated 10 minutes at room temperature. Most concentrated samples were diluted 50-100-fold in PLB. Samples were aliquoted in triplicate into assay plates and mixed 1:1 vol:vol with NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM furimazine. Luminescence was read after 10 minutes on ClarioStar or GloMax® instruments. Results are depicted in FIG. 134.

Example 71 Biochemical Co-Titration of Pep521 and Alternative SmTrip 10 Synthetic Peptides

LgTrip was diluted to 200 nM in 25 mM HEPES with 0.3× Passive Lysis Buffer (PLB) and DNase. SmTrip10 peptides and pep521 were diluted to 100 uM and co-titrated serially 6-fold in PLB. Samples were incubated 10 minutes at room temperature. Most concentrated samples were diluted 50-100-fold in PLB. Samples were aliquoted in triplicate into assay plates and mixed 1:1 vol:vol with NanoGlo® buffer+50 uM furimazine. Luminescence was read after 10 minutes on ClarioStar or GloMax® instruments. Results are depicted in FIG. 135.

Example 72 Strand Removal (Purification) from LgTrip 3546 Template

A single colony from each clone was grown for 18 hours at 37° C. in LB+100 ug/ml ampicillin. The overnight culture was diluted 1:100 into 50 ml of Terrific Broth+0.1% Rhamnose+100 ug/ml ampicillin. After 48 hours of growth at 15° C., cells were pelleted and resuspended in 10 ml of 100 mM HEPES pH 7.5+0.001 U/ml DNase. 1 ml of FastBreak® Lysis Buffer was added to each sample, and then samples incubated on a rotating mixer at 4° C. for 1 hour. A cleared lysate was prepared by centrifugation of 7,000 RPM for 10 minutes.

Purification of the strands using the MagneHis purification system: 300 ul μl of MagneHis resin (Promega) was added to each sample, and then samples mixed 20 times and placed on a magnetic stand. The supernatant was removed, and the resin was washed two times with column wash buffer. Samples were eluted in 600 ul of elution buffer. Samples were then placed in a dialysis apparatus to exchange with TBS. Identification of the strand removal proteins was observed via SDS PAGE as depicted in FIG. 136.

Example 73 Strand Removal Proteins with Various Combinations of Peptides

200 μl of OptiMEM+10% FBS was added to multiple wells of a multi-well plate. Peptide combinations were added to a final concentration of 10 μM with each to be assayed separately with each strand removal protein. Each strand removal protein was diluted to 20 nM (2 nM for LgTrip 3546) in OptiMEM+10% FBS. 20 μl of each strand removal peptide was added to the designated peptide combination, samples e mixed, and 45 μl aliquoted in triplicate into wells of a white assay plate (Costar 3600). After 15-minute incubation at RT, 5 μl of detection reagent (100 uM Fz (Promega LCS N205)) was added to each sample. Samples were placed on an orbital shaker for 30 seconds, and then luminescence was measured every 2 minutes for 1 hour. Luminescence is reported as peak height of the kinetic read. Background is OptiMEM+10% FBS+detection reagent.

As demonstrated in FIG. 137, there was no signal over background for strand removal proteins 7, 8, 9, 10 when added as separate peptides. Two of the three peptide combinations gave ˜2× signal over background ((8+9) dipeptide+7+10) or ((7+8)dipeptide+9+10). One of the 3 peptide combinations gave ˜10× signal over background (((9+10) dipeptide+7+8) The two dipeptide combination of (10+9)+(7+8) gave signal of ˜4.5 logs over background. It is likely that the peptide combinations that gave the greatest signal have the highest affinity. Lower affinity combinations could produce light in a facilitated complementation assay. FIG. 137D demonstrates that peptides with alternative split sites (e.g., mid beta strand) are capable of forming a biolumiunescent complex.

Example 74 Strands 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 Removal (Purification) from LgTrip 3546 Template

400 μl of OptiMEM+10% FBS was added to multiple wells of a deep well 96-well plate. Peptide combinations were added to a final concentration of 10 μM each peptide to be assayed separately with either ATG-3929 or LgTrip. The peptide solutions were then divided. To one of the peptide aliquots, 20 ul of either 20 nM ATG-3929 or 2 nM LgTrip was added to the designated peptide combination, samples mixed, and 45 μl of the +/−peptide samples aliquoted in triplicate into wells of a white assay plate (Costar 3600). After a 15-minute incubation at RT, 5 μl of detection reagent (100 uM Fz in OptiMEM+10% FBS (Promega LCS N205)) was added to each sample. Samples were placed on an orbital shaker for 5 minutes. Background for each sample is OptiMEM+10% FBS+peptide dilutions+detection reagent.

As demonstrated in FIG. 138, sample ATG-3929 with strands (9+10)+(7+8)+6 shows ˜2× signal over background. On the other hand, the sample with two peptides (6+7+8)+(9+10) showed ˜300× over background.

Note that spontaneous complementation is not visible for samples with more than 3 peptides. It is possible that the affinity is not high enough affinity of the peptides is not high enough to produce light. It is possible that if the peptides are brought together through facilitated complementation with a fusion partner that it would be possible to obtain signal.

Example 75 Dipeptide Titrations

Dipeptides were diluted to 5 uM and diluted serially 5-fold using TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol with 0.2 nM of LgTrip as the diluent. Samples were incubated 10 minutes at room temperature and added to wells of assay plates in triplicate. One-to-one vol:vol of TBS+0.01% BSA+0.01% Tergitol with 20× diluted live cell substrate was added to samples and plates were read on a GloMax luminometer after 10 minutes. FIG. 139A-B demonstate the Kd and B max values from the dipeptide titrations.

Fold Response of Binary NanoTrip in Mammalian Cells

Growth media was removed from confluent flasks of cells. (HEK293 and Hela). Cells were washed with 10 ml of DPBS and then 3 ml of TrypLE Express trypsin was added to cells. Cells were incubated for 3 minutes at 37° C. 10 ml of growth media was added and then cells were spun at 200RCF for 5 minutes. Media was replaced and cells were resuspend in 10 ml of growth media. Cells were counted and diluted to 200,000/ml. 100 ul of cells were plated into each well of a white assay plates and grow overnight at 37° C. with CO₂. The next day 100 ng/ul DNA from FRB and FKBP fusions of LgTrip (3546) and various dipeptide in each orientation were combined. 263 samples started at 1:10 dilution in carrier DNA or 10 ng/ul. DNA samples were then diluted serially into carrier DNA (10 ul to 90 μl in 100 ng/ul carrier DNA) Next 20 ul of each DNA dilution was added to 83 ul of OptiMEM. Samples were mixed and then 6.6 ul of Viafect transfection reagent was added to each sample. Samples were incubated for 20 minutes at RT and then 5 ul of transfection complex was added to 6 wells of cells for each FRB-FKBP orientation. Plates were then grown overnight at at 37° C. with CO₂. The next day Rapamycin (RAP) was added to 3 of the wells for each sample to a final concentration of 100 nM. Samples were placed on orbital shaker for 1 minute and then Incubated at _(37 C) for 30 minutes. After incubation, 100 ul of NanoGlo+50 uM Fz was added to each sample (+RAP and −RAP) and then samples were placed on orbital shaker for 5 minutes. Luminescent measurements were acquired using a Glomax Discover luminometer. Fold response was calculated by dividing RLU values from the +RAP sample by the RLU values from the −RAP samples. Results are depicted I FIG. 139C-E. Dipeptide fusions that have lower affinity to LgTrip produce a greater fold response compared to samples with higher affinity.

Example 76 Development of a Tripartite Quantitative Assay for Anti-TNFa Biologic Agents Using Tripartite Fusion Proteins

Infliximab (Remicade), Adalimumab (Humira), and Etanercept (Enbrel) are TNFa inhibitors that all bind human TNFa and also all contain a human IgG1 Fc. A quantitative assay was developed for all 3 TNFa inhibitors by expressing and purifying SmTrip9- or SmTrip10-protein G and TNFa fusion proteins which serve as the binding components to the TNFa inhibitor (FIG. 140). The Protein G fusion protein will bind to the conserved IgG1 Fc region of the TNFa inhibitor. The Inhibitor will bind to the TNFa fusion protein bringing the SmTrip9 and SmTrip10 into close proximity. In the presence of LgTrip, the bioluminescent complex will form creating the signal that is proportional to the amount of TNFa inhibitor present. All reporter tag configurations were tested with SmTrip9 or SmTrip10 expressed on the N- or C-terminal of Protein G and TNFa with either a 4gly-ser or 15gly-ser linker. The optimal pairing resulting from screening all orientations was SmTrip9-15gly/ser-protein G with TNFa-15gly/ser-SmTrip10.

Methods for Making the Fusion Proteins

A fusion protein comprising of SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268) sequence followed by a linker of 15 glycine-serine repeat was fused to the N-terminus of Protein G was expressed and purified. A second fusion protein comprising of SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) sequence was fused to the C terminus of human TNFa separated by a linker of 15 glycine-serine repeat was also expressed and purified. Streak plates from glycerol stocks of KRX transformed E. coli cells were created on LB plates with Ampicillin (100 ug/ml) and allowed to incubate overnight at 37° C. A single colony was inoculated into 3 mls of SOC media+AMP and incubated shaking (275 rpm) overnight at 37° C. The cells were lysed and the plasmid DNA was collected. Shuffle competent E. coli cells were transformed with 100 ng of plasmid DNA, spread onto pre-warmed selection plates, and allowed to incubate overnight at 30° C. A colony was selected and inoculated into a 50 ml volume of LB containing ampicillin. The cultures were incubated overnight at 37° C. shaking before being diluted 1:100 into 500 mL of LB medium containing ampicillin. These flasks were allowed to incubate at 37° C. while shaking until the OD600 reached 0.6-0.8. Cells were induced by addition of IPTG at a final concentration of 1 mM and allowed to incubate overnight at 25° C. while shaking. Cells were harvested, centrifuged, and resuspended in 50 mL extraction and lysis buffer at 4° C. with mixing. Three cycles of freeze/thaw were performed followed by addition of RQI DNase. The total lysate was transferred to a think 50 mL centrifuge tube and spun at 10,000×g for 30 minutes at 4° C. 20 mM Imidazole/350 mM NaCl was added prior to loading onto a nickel column. Fusion proteins were washed and eluted off the columns in a 5 step elution process with increasing imidazole. Samples were dialyzed against TBS and final stock proteins were stored in 50% glycerol in TBS at −20° C.

Example 77 Homogeneous Quantitative Analysis of TNFa Inhibitors Infliximab, Adalimumab, and Etanercept Using SmTrip9 Pep521-Protein G and TNFa-SmTrip10 Pep289 Fusion Proteins

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the ability of NanoTrip fusion proteins to quantitate TNFa inhibitors in a homogeneous assay. The results show that protein G and TNFa NanoTrip fusion proteins together with LgTrip display great sensitivity and range for quantitating infliximab, adalimumab, and etanercept.

A 2× stock of the TNFa inhibitors was generated in assay buffer, serially diluted 1:2 to create a dose response, and 50 ul/well was added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 10 nM)+TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 10 nM) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate at room temperature for 90 minutes. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, allowed to incubate for ˜5 minutes, and luminescence measured using a GloMax® Discover. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate/plate, and n=3 independent experiments run. Data as demonstrated in FIG. 141 was analyzed for limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation (LOQ), and upper limit of quantitation (ULOQ).

Example 78 Homogenous Quantitative Analysis of Infliximab in Complex Sample Matrices Such as Human Serum and Urine

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the ability of NanoTrip fusion proteins to quantitate infliximab in the presence of the complex sample matrices of normal human IgG depleted serum, normal pooled human AB serum, and pooled normal human urine in a homogenous assay. Results indicate that the NanoTrip system was largely unaffected by the presence of urine nor the presence of serum proteins with the exception of endogenous IgG as expected.

A 2× stock containing 20 nM Infliximab in presence of the human sample matrix to be tested was created by diluting with assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 10 nM)+TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 10 nM) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate at room temperature for 90 minutes. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, allowed to incubate for ˜5 minutes, and luminescence measured using a GloMax® Discover. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate. Data as demonstrated in FIG. 142 is displayed as signal/background.

Example 79 Kinetic Analysis of Signal Generation Via Facilitated Complementation of SmTrip9 Pep521-Protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) and TNFa-SmTrip10 Pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) Fusion Proteins with Purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in the Presence of 100 pM of Infliximab in a Solution Phase, Homogenous Assay

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the binding kinetics of the Protein G/TNFa NanoTrip system to quantitate 100 pM of Infliximab in a solution phase, homogenous assay. Results show that signal generation is immediate and sustained indicating rapid binding kinetics of the fusion proteins to infliximab as well as LgTrip to the SmTrip9 and SmTrip10 fusion proteins.

A 2× stock of Infliximab (100 pM final) was generated in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 10 nM)+TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 10 nM) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, and 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM. All reagents were added, and the plate immediately placed on a GloMax® Discover to read luminescence over time. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate.

Results are depicted in FIG. 143.

Example 80 Testing SmTrip9-Protein G Variants for their Ability to Measure Infliximab Via Facilitated Complementation with TNFa-SmTrip10 Pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) Fusion Proteins Purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a Solution Phase, Homogenous Assay

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the ability of other SmTrip9 variants expressed as a fusion proteins to protein G to measure Infliximab via facilitated complementation with TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) fusion proteins purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a solution phase, homogenous assay. Results show that all of the SmTrip9 pep(x)-Protein G variants tested were able to generate signal.

A 2× stock of Infliximab (10 nM final) was generated in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep(x)-Protein G (final 10 nM)+TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 10 nM) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate at room temperature for 90 minutes. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, allowed to incubate for ˜5 minutes, and luminescence was measured using a GloMax® Discover. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate. Results are depicted in FIG. 144.

Example 81 Homogeneous Quantitative Infliximab Testing SmTrip9 pep(X)-Protein G Variants and TNFa-SmTrip10 Pep289 Fusion Proteins

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate the ability of different SmTrip9 pep(X)-Protein G variants to quantitate Infliximab via facilitated complementation with TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) fusion proteins with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a solution phase, homogeneous assay. Results show that all SmTrip9 variants were able to quantitate infliximab.

A 2× stock of Infliximab (10 nM final) was generated in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep(x)-protein G (final 10 nM)+TNFa-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 10 nM) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate at room temperature for 90 minutes. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, allowed to incubate for ˜5 minutes, and luminescence was measured using a GloMax® Discover. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate.

Example 82 Development of a Tripartite Quantitative Assay for Anti-EGFR Biologic Agents Using Tripartite Fusion Proteins in a Cell-Based Assay

We developed a quantitative, cell-based assay for panitumumab and cetuximab representing a phase separation or surface chemistry like assay. Using purified SmTrip9-Protein G fusion proteins that will bind to the conserved human IgG Fc region of the EGFR inhibitor, the Inhibitor will bind to the SmTrip10-EGFR fusion protein that is expressed on the cell surface bringing the SmTrip9 and SmTrip10 into close proximity. In the presence of LgTrip, the bioluminescent complex will form creating the signal that is proportional to the amount of EGFR inhibitor present. All reporter tag configurations were tested with SmTrip9 or SmTrip10 expressed on the N- or C-terminal of protein G or on the N terminal of EGFR with either a 4gly-ser or 15gly-ser linker. The optimal pairing resulting from screening all orientations was SmTrip9-4gly/ser-protein G with EGFR-15gly/ser-SmTrip10.

Results are depicted in FIG. 145.

Example 83

Quantitation of Panitumumab via Facilitated Complementation with SmTrip9 Pep521-Protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) Fusion Protein and SmTrip10 Pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) Expressing Cells with Purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a Cell-Based Homogeneous Assay

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the ability of NanoTrip fusion proteins to quantitate the EGFR inhibitor panitumumab in a cell-based homogeneous assay. The results show that SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) purified protein, SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells, and LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) display great sensitivity and range for quantitating panitumumab.

HEK293 cells were maintained in growth medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Hyclone) at 37° C./5% CO₂ in a humidified tissue culture incubator. Transient reverse transfection were performed by first diluting the expression construct for the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) into Opti-MEM containing carrier DNA (PGEM-3ZF(−)) at a mass ratio of 1:10. The transfection reagent:DNA complex was prepared by adding FuGENE HD transfection reagent at a ratio of 1:3 (mg DNA per mL FuGENE HD) followed by 15 minutes incubation at room temperature. The resulting transfection:DNA complex was then mixed with a HEK293 cell suspension (2×10{circumflex over ( )}5 cells/ml) in growth medium at a ratio of 1:20 (vol/vol), followed by incubation for 18-20 hours at 37° C./5% CO₂ in humidified tissue culture incubator.

HEK293 cells expressing the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (SEQ ID NO: 150) fusion protein were harvested using Trypsin-EDTA, washed in growth medium, and resuspended in Opti-MEM at a concentration of 4.5×10⁵ cells/ml. 50 ul of cells/well (20,000 cells/well) are added to a non-binding surface, solid white 96 well plate (Costar 3600). A 4× stock of Panitumumab was generated in Opti-MEM, serially diluted in Opti-MEM to create dose response, and 25 ul/well added. A 4× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 5 nM) was created in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate for 1 hour at 37° C. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, and luminescence was measured on a GloMax® Discover. Samples were tested in triplicate. N=3 independent experiments.

Results are depicted in FIG. 146.

Example 84

Real-Time Binding Kinetic Analysis of Signal Generation Via Facilitated Complementation of SmTrip9 Pep521-Protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) Purified Fusion Protein and SmTrip10 Pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) Expressing HEK293 Cells Paired with Purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in the Presence of Increasing Doses of Cetuximab in a Cell-Based Homogeneous Assay.

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the binding kinetics of the Protein G/EGFR NanoTrip system to quantitate Cetuximab in a cell-based homogenous assay. Results show that the luminescent signal increases with time in accordance with the formation of the luciferase complex. Signal generation is also dose dependent.

HEK293 cells were maintained in growth medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Hyclone) at 37° C./5% CO₂ in a humidified tissue culture incubator. Transient reverse transfection were performed by first diluting the expression construct for the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) into Opti-MEM containing carrier DNA (PGEM-3ZF(−)) at a mass ratio of 1:10. The transfection reagent:DNA complex was prepared by adding FuGENE HD transfection reagent at a ratio of 1:3 (mg DNA per mL FuGENE HD) followed by 15 minutes incubation at room temperature. The resulting transfection:DNA complex was then mixed with a HEK293 cell suspension (2×10⁵ cells/ml) in growth medium at a ratio of 1:20 (vol/vol), followed by incubation for 18-20 hours at 37° C./5% CO₂ in humidified tissue culture incubator.

HEK293 cells expressing the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR fusion protein were harvested using Trypsin-EDTA, washed in growth medium, and resuspended in Opti-MEM at a concentration of 4.5×10⁵ cells/ml. 50 ul of cells/well (20,000 cells/well) were added to a non-binding surface, solid white 96 well plate (Costar 3600). A 4× stock of cetuximab was generated in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. A 4× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 10 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521-protein G (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 780 pM) was created in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, and 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM. All reagents were added, and the plate was immediately placed on a GloMax® Discover to read luminescence over time. Samples were tested in triplicate.

Results are depicted in FIG. 147.

Example 85 Testing SmTrip9-Protein G Variants for their Ability to Measure Panitumumab Via Facilitated Complementation with SmTrip10 Pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) Expressing Cell Paired with Purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a Cell-Based Homogenous Assay

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the ability of other SmTrip9 variants expressed as a fusion proteins to protein G to measure Panitumumab via facilitated complementation with SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells paired with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a cell-based homogenous assay. Results show that all of the SmTrip9 pep(x)-protein G variants tested were able to generate signal.

HEK293 cells were maintained in growth medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Hyclone) at 37° C./5% CO₂ in a humidified tissue culture incubator. Transient reverse transfection were performed by first diluting the expression construct for the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) into Opti-MEM containing carrier DNA (PGEM-3ZF(−)) at a mass ratio of 1:10. The transfection reagent:DNA complex was prepared by adding FuGENE HD transfection reagent at a ratio of 1:3 (mg DNA per mL FuGENE HD) followed by 15 minutes incubation at room temperature. The resulting transfection:DNA complex was then mixed with a HEK293 cell suspension (2×10{circumflex over ( )}5 cells/ml) in growth medium at a ratio of 1:20 (vol/vol), followed by incubation for 18-20 hours at 37° C./5% CO₂ in humidified tissue culture incubator.

HEK293 cells expressing the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (SEQ ID NO: 150) fusion protein were harvested using Trypsin-EDTA, washed in growth medium, and resuspended in Opti-MEM at a concentration of 4.5×10⁵ cells/ml. 50 ul of cells/well (20,000 cells/well) were added to a non-binding surface, solid white 96 well plate (Costar 3600). A 4× stock of Panitumumab (final 1 nM) was generated in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. A 4× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep(X)-protein G (final 10 nM) was created in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate for 1 hour at 37 C. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, and luminescence was measured on a GloMax® Discover. Samples were tested in triplicate. N=3 independent experiments. Results are depicted in FIG. 148.

Example 86 Testing SmTrip9-Protein G Variants for their Ability to Measure Panitumumab Via Facilitated Complementation with SmTrip10 Pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) Expressing Cell Paired with Purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a Cell-Based Homogenous Assay

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to determine the ability of other SmTrip9 variants expressed as a fusion proteins to protein G to measure panitumumab via facilitated complementation with SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) expressing cells paired with purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) in a cell-based homogenous assay. Results show that all of the SmTrip9 pep(x)-protein G variants tested were able to quantitate panitumumab in a dose response analysis.

HEK293 cells were maintained in growth medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Hyclone) at 37° C./5% CO₂ in a humidified tissue culture incubator. Transient reverse transfection were performed by first diluting the expression construct for the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (VS-HiBiT; SEQ ID NO:150) into Opti-MEM containing carrier DNA (PGEM-3ZF(−)) at a mass ratio of 1:10. The transfection reagent:DNA complex was prepared by adding FuGENE HD transfection reagent at a ratio of 1:3 (mg DNA per mL FuGENE HD) followed by 15 minutes incubation at room temperature. The resulting transfection:DNA complex was then mixed with a HEK293 cell suspension (2×10⁵ cells/ml) in growth medium at a ratio of 1:20 (vol/vol), followed by incubation for 18-20 hours at 37° C./5% CO₂ in humidified tissue culture incubator.

HEK293 cells expressing the SmTrip10 pep289-EGFR (SEQ ID NO: 150) fusion protein were harvested using Trypsin-EDTA, washed in growth medium, and resuspended in Opti-MEM at a concentration of 4.5×10⁵ cells/ml. 50 ul of cells/well (20,000 cells/well) were added to a non-binding surface, solid white 96 well plate (Costar 3600). A 4× stock of Panitumumab (final 1 nM) was generated in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. A 4× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep(X)-protein G (final 10 nM) was created in Opti-MEM, and 25 ul/well added. Plates were allowed to incubate for 1 hour at 37° C. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, and luminescence was measured on a GloMax® Discover. Samples were tested in triplicate. Results are depicted in FIG. 149.

Example 87 Quantitation of Human IL-1beta Using NanoTrip Chemically Labeled-Paired Antibodies

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate the use of paired monoclonal antibodies that have been chemically conjugated with NanoTrip peptides to quantitation human IL-1beta. This model system consists of two monoclonal mouse antibodies that recognize IL-1beta at different epitopes. HaloTag-SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268) was chemically conjugated to one of the antibodies, and HaloTag-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) was chemically conjugated to the other antibody. In the presence of IL-1beta, the two antibodies bind to the IL-1beta thus bringing the two tags in close proximity. Addition of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) completes the complementation, and a luminescent signal is generated.

HaloTag-SmTrip9 and HaloTag-SmTrip10 fusion proteins are expressed and purified. Anti-IL-1beta mouse monoclonal antibody clone 508A 4A2 (Thermo) is labeled with the HaloTag-SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268) and anti-IL-1beta mouse monoclonal antibody clone 508A 7G8 (Thermo) is labeled with the HaloTag-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150). The unlabeled antibodies are prepped by first doing a buffer exchange into 10 mM NaHCO₃ (pH 8.5) using a Zeba column. Antibodies are then primed with a 20-fold excess of HaloTag® Succinimidyl Ester (04) Ligand (Promega) and allowed to incubate at room temperature for 2 hours. A buffer exchange is done 2× using Zeba columns to remove free linker. The primed antibodies are incubated with a 4-fold excess of HaloTag-SmTrip9 or HaloTag-SmTrip10 overnight at 4 C while mixing. HaloLink® Resin is used to remove any free HaloTag® fusion proteins.

A 2× stock of recombinant human IL-1beta was generated in assay buffer, serially diluted 1:2 to create a dose response, and 50 ul/well added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521 labeled 4A2 clone (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 100 ng/ml)+SmTrip10 pep289 labeled 7G8 clone (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 100 ng/ml) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, and luminescence measured in real-time using a GloMax® Discover. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate. Data displayed is the signal that was read at the 20 minute time point.

Results are depicted in FIG. 150.

Example 88 Real-Time Binding Kinetics for Human Troponin Using NanoTrip Chemically-Labeled Paired Antibodies

Experiments were conducted during development of embodiments herein to demonstrate the use of paired monoclonal antibodies that have been chemically conjugated with NanoTrip peptides to quantitation human Troponin. This model system consists of two monoclonal mouse antibodies that recognize Troponin at different epitopes. HaloTag-SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268) was chemically conjugated to one of the antibodies, and HaloTag-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150) was chemically conjugated to the other antibody. In the presence of Troponin, the two antibodies bind to the Troponin thus bringing the two tags in close proximity. Addition of LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) completes the complementation and a luminescent signal is generated.

HaloTag-SmTrip9 and HaloTag-SmTrip10 fusion proteins are expressed and purified. Anti-troponin mouse monoclonal antibody 10-T79C (Fitzgerald) is labeled with the HaloTag-SmTrip10 pep289 (SEQ ID NO: 150), and anti-troponin mouse monoclonal antibody 10-T79F (Fitzgerald) is labeled with the HaloTag-SmTrip9 pep521 (SEQ ID NO: 268). The unlabeled antibodies are prepped by first doing a buffer exchange into 10 mM NaHCO3 (pH 8.5) using a Zeba column. Antibodies are then primed with a 20-fold excess of HaloTag® Succinimidyl Ester (04) Ligand (Promega) and allowed to incubate at room temperature for 2 hours. A buffer exchange is done 2× using Zeba columns to remove free linker. The primed antibodies are incubated with a 4-fold excess of HaloTag-SmTrip9 or HaloTag-SmTrip10 overnight at 4° C. while mixing. HaloLink® Resin is used to remove any free HaloTag® fusion proteins.

A 2× stock of recombinant human Troponin (final 1 ug/ml) was generated in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added to a non-binding surface treated, 96 well solid-white plate (Costar 3600). A 2× master mix of the purified LgTrip 3546 (SEQ ID NO: 51) (final concentration 1 uM)+SmTrip9 pep521 labeled 10-T79F clone (SEQ ID NO: 268) (final 1 ug/ml)+SmTrip10 pep289 labeled 10-T79C clone (SEQ ID NO: 150) (final 1 ug/ml) was created in assay buffer, and 50 ul/well added. A 5× stock of Nano-Glo® Live Cell Substrate in assay buffer, 25 ul/well was added to the plate for a final concentration of 10 uM, and luminescence was measured in real-time using a GloMax® Discover. Assay buffer consisted of Blocker BSA (10%) (Thermo) diluted in PBS (pH 7.0) to a final of 0.01% BSA in PBS. Samples were tested in triplicate.

Results are depicted in FIG. 151.

Example 89 Translocation Assay

HiBiT exhibits a very high affinity for the LgBiT polypeptide (K_(D)=1 nM) and other similar complementary polypeptides. The strong interaction between the two fragments would drive complementation without any stimuli (FIG. 154), which would be unsuitable for a translocation assay. A study was conducted to determine the optimal affinity between two components (e.g., peptide and polypeptide) of a translocation assays. The optimal affinity was found to be in the range of 280 nM to 1300 nM. A quadruple mutations in LgBiT (E11K/I44M/N135V/L150S), referred to as LgBiT*, reduces its interaction with HiBiT by ˜1000 fold (K_(D)=1296 nM), rendering the HiBiT/LgBiT* pair well-suited for a translocation assay. Two different translocation assays were designed and tested.

A membrane translocation assay was developed to measure PKCα translocation from cytosol to the plasma membrane under PMA stimulus. PKCα was endogenously tagged with HiBiT at the C-terminus in HeLa cells. The clones of edited cells were isolated, and the best clone with the highest luminescence signal was chosen to perform the assay. LgBiT*-membrane sensor was introduced to the clone using transfection method. Addition of PMA recruits PKCα-HiBiT to the plasma membrane, where HiBiT meets LgBiT* to produce light. Titration of PMA yielded 12- to 19-fold increase in response depending on the amount of LgBiT* transfected (FIG. 155).

A nuclear translocation assay was developed using measuring p65 movement from cytosol to the nucleus under TNFα stimulus. The nuclear translocation assay was set up similar to the membrane translocation assay. Specifically, p65 was endogenously tagged at the C-terminus in HeLa cells, and LgBiT*-nuclear sensor was introduced to p65-HiBiT cell line via transfection method. Treatment of TNFα promotes translocation of p65-HiBiT to the nucleus, where complementation occurs between HiBiT and LgBiT* to yield luminescence signal. Titration of TNFα resulted in 4-fold increase in response (FIG. 156A). The assay allows measurement of protein translocation in real time. As shown in FIG. 156B, it takes approximately 30 minutes for p65 to migrate to the nucleus upon stimulation of TNFα, which is consistent with findings in the literature.

Example 90 Comparison Kd and B max Values of LgBiT Mutants with HiBiT

A solution of HiBiT peptide was prepared starting at 1.22 uM in OptiMEM+10% FBS. Serially diluted the peptide dilution 3-fold into OptiMEM+10% FBS. (300 ul in 700 ul). Diluted purified LgBiT or LgBiT mutant into OptiMEM+10% FBS to a concentration of 2 nM. 90 ul of the peptide solution was combined with 10 ul of the LgBiT dilution (0.2 nM LgBiT final). Samples were incubated on an orbital shaker for 30 minutes, and then 11 ul of 100 uM furimazine in OptiMEM+10% FBS added. Samples were placed on an orbital shaker for 5 minutes, and then luminescence read using a GloMax Multi+luminometer. B max and Kd was calculated with GraphPad Prism using one site specific binding non-linear regression (FIG. 157A-B).

Example 91 Affinity of LgBiT Mutant Lysates for HiBiT

Grew 37° C. overnight cultures of LgBiT and each LgBiT mutant. Diluted each culture 1:100 into LB+0.1% Rhamnose and 0.15% glucose. Grew for 20 hours at 25° C. Lysates of each culture were prepared by diluting equal volumes of induced cultures with PLB lysis buffer. (PLB lysis buffer is 0.3×PLB+25 mM HEPES pH 7.5). Each lysate was then diluted 10,000× into PLB lysis buffer. A dilution series of synthetic HiBiT peptide starting at 300 nM was prepared into NanoGlo® Assay buffer+50 uM furimazine. 50 ul of each diluted lysate was combined with 50 ul of the peptide/NanoGlo® titration. Samples were incubated for 3 minutes, and then luminescence read samples on a GloMax® multi+luminometer (FIG. 158).

Sequences

The following polypeptide sequences each comprise an N-terminal methionine residue or corresponding ATG codon; polypeptide sequences lacking the N-terminal methionine residue or corresponding ATG codon are also within the scope herein and are incorporated herein by reference.

The following peptide sequences (and the peptide sequences of Table 1) each lack an N-terminal methionine residue; peptide sequences comprising an N-terminal methionine residue are also within the scope herein and are incorporated herein by reference.

Some embodiments described herein make reference to a His-tagged (or non-His-tagged) sequence within Table 1; alternative embodiments utilizing a non-His-tagged (or His-tagged) version of the sequence, either appearing in Table 1 or not listed, are within the scope herein.

TABLE 1 Exemplary peptide, dipeptide, and polypeptide sequences. SEQ ID NO Name Sequence 1 WT OgLuc MFTLADFVGDWQQTAGYNQDQVLEQGGLSSLFQALGVSVTPIQ KVVLSGENGLKADIHVIIPYEGLSGFQMGLIEMIFKVVYPVDDH HFKIILHYGTLVIDGVTPNMIDYFGRPYPGIAVFDGKQITVTGTL WNGNKIYDERLINPDGSLLFRVTINGVTGWRLCENILA 2 WT OgLuc atggtgtttaccttggcagatttcgttggagactggcaacagacagctggatacaaccaagatcaagtg ttagaacaaggaggattgtctagtctgttccaagccctgggagtgtcagtcaccccaatccagaaagtt gtgctgtctggggagaatgggttaaaagctgatattcatgtcatcatcccttacgagggactcagtggtt ttcaaatgggtctgattgaaatgatcttcaaagttgtttacccagtggatgatcatcatttcaagattattct ccattatggtacactcgttattgacggtgtgacaccaaacatgattgactactttggacgcccttaccctg gaattgctgtgtttgacggcaagcagatcacagttactggaactctgtggaacggcaacaagatctatg atgagcgcctgatcaacccagatggttcactcctcttccgcgttactatcaatggagtcaccggatggc gcctttgcgagaacattcttgcc 3 NanoLuc MKHHHHHHAIAMVFTLEDFVGDWRQTAGYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLFQNLGVSVTPIQ RIVLSGENGLKIDIHVIIPYEGLSGDQMGQIEKIFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILHYGTLVIDGVT PNMIDYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLINPDGSLLFRVTINGVTGWR LCERILAV 4 NanoLuc atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgcgatcgccatggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactggcgac agacagccggctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgtttcagaatctcggggt gtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtcctgagcggtgaaaatgggctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatc ccgtatgaaggtctgagcggcgaccaaatgggccagatcgaaaaaatttttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggat gatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgcactatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgatcgact atttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtgga acggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcaaccccgacggctccctgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacg gagtgaccggctggcggctgtgcgaacgcattctggcggtt 5 WT OgLuc Lg MFTLADFVGDWQQTAGYNQDQVLEQGGLSSLFQALGVSVTPIQ KVVLSGENGLKADIHVIIPYEGLSGFQMGLIEMIFKVVYPVDDH HFKIILHYGTLVIDGVTPNMIDYFGRPYPGIAVFDGKQITVTGTL WNGNKIYDERLINPD 6 WT OgLuc β9 GSLLFRVTIN 7 WT OgLuc GVTGWRLCENILA β10 8 WT NanoLuc MVFTLEDFVGDWRQTAGYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLFQNLGVSVTPI Lg QRIVLSGENGLKIDIHVIIPYEGLSGDQMGQIEKIFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILHYGTLVIDGVTPNMIDYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTL WNGNKIIDERLINPD 9 WT NanoLuc GSLLFRVTINV β9 10 WT NanoLuc GVTGWRLCERILA β10 11 LgBit MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDI HVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYE GIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 12 LgBit atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttg aacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggag cggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggc ccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggca cactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgtt cgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatca cccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcaccatcaccac 13 SmBit VTGYRLFEEIL 14 SmBit gtgaccggctaccggctgttcgaggagattctg 15 HiBit VSGWRLFKKIS 16 HiBit gtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagc 17 LgTrip 2098 MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGT LWNGNKIIDERLITPD 18 LgTrip 2098 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgCcctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 19 LgTrip 3092 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ His NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 20 LgTrip 3092 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc His cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgta acagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 21 LgTrip 3092 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPD 22 LgTrip 3092 atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 23 SmTrip9 GSMLFRVTINS 24 SmTrip9 ggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagc 25 SmHiTrip10 VSGWRLFKKIS 26 SmHiTrip10 gtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagc 27 5P-B9 MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLFQNLAVSVTPI QRIVLSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEKIFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILHYGTLVIDGVTPNMINYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPD 28 5P-B9 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgtttcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggatt gtcctgagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgc cgaccaaatggcccagatcgaaaaaatttttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtg atcctgcactatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgatcaactatttcggacggcc gtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaa caaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 29 5P(147-157) GSMLFRVTINV 30 5P(147-157) ggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaac 31 LgTrip 2098 MKHHHHHHVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ His NLAVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 32 LgTrip 2098 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc His cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgta acagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 35 SmTrip9/10 GSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS Dipeptide (pep263) 36 SmTrip9/10 ggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagcgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagc Dipeptide (pep263) 37 SmTrip9 + SSWKRGSMLFRVTINS (pep286) 38 SmTrip9 + Agcagctggaagcgcggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagc (pep286) 39 LgTrip 3440 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGDTPNKLNYFGRPYDGIAVEDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 40 LgTrip 3440 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggatacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgatggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgta acagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 41 LgTrip 3121 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPSKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 42 LgTrip 3121 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga gcaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgt aacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 43 LgTrip 3482 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGFAVFD GKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 44 LgTrip 3482 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcttcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgta acagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 45 LgTrip 3497 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVCDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 46 LgTrip 3497 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgtgcgacggcaaaaagatcactgt aacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 47 LgTrip 3125 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKISVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 48 LgTrip 3125 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcgggcggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatctctgta acagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 49 LgTrip 3118 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITATGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 50 LgTrip 3118 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgc aacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 51 LgTrip 3546 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 52 LgTrip 3546 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 53 LgTrip MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI 3546 + G (ATG MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH 3572) HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDG 54 LgTrip atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt 3546 + G (ATG ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggat 3572) tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggc 55 LgTrip 3546-D MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI (ATG 3573) MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITP 56 LgTrip 3546-D atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt (ATG 3573) ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcaccccc 57 LgTrip 3546- MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI PD (ATG MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH 3574) HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLIT 58 LgTrip 3546- atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt PD (ATG ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggat 3574) tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacc 59 LgTrip MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI 3546 + GS MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH (ATG 3575) HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDGS 60 LgTrip atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt 3546 + GS ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggat (ATG 3575) tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggcagc 61 -V_LgBiT MFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIQ (ATG3618) RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHH FKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHEIHHHH 62 -V_LgBiT atgttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtcct (ATG3618) tgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgt ccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgcc gaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtg atcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggcc gtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaa caaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagc catcatcaccatcaccactaa 63 -VF_LgBiT MTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIQR (ATG3619) IVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLW NGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 64 -VF_LgBiT atgacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttg (ATG3619) aacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtcc ggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccga ccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgat cctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgt atgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaaca aaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccat catcaccatcaccactaa 65 -VFT_LgBiT MLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIQRI (ATG3620) VRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLW NGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 66 -VFT_LgBiT atgctcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaac (ATG3620) agggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccgg agcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgacc aaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcct gccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatg aaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaa ttatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcat caccatcaccactaa 67 -VFTL_LgBiT MEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIQRIV (ATG3621) RSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFK VILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWN GNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 68 -VFTL_LgBiT atggaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagg (ATG3621) gaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagc ggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaat ggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgcc ctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaag gcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattat cgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcac catcaccactaa 69 (M)FKKIS- MFKKISGSSGVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ GSSG-LgBiT NLAVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK (ATG3632) VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 70 (M)FKKIS- atgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaaca GSSG-LgBiT gacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctc (ATG3632) gccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatcc atgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtg gtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggtta cgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagat cactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacgg ctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 71 (M)KKIS- MKKISGSSGVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQN GSSG-LgBiT LAVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKV (ATG3633) VYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGK KITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 72 (M)KKIS- atgaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacaga GSSG-LgBiT cagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgcc (ATG3633) gtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgt catcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgt accctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgc cgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcact gtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcc atgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 73 (M)KIS- MKISGSSGVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNL GSSG-LgBiT AVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVV (ATG3634) YPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKK ITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 74 (M)KIS- atgaagattagcggctcgagcggtgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacag GSSG-LgBiT ccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtg (ATG3634) tccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcat catcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtac cctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccg aacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgt aacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccat gctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 75 (M)IS-GSSG- MISGSSGVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLA LgBiT VSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVY (ATG3635) PVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKI TVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 76 (M)IS-GSSG- atgattagcggctcgagcggtgtatcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccg LgBiT cctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtcc (ATG3635) gtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcat cccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccct gtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaac atgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaac agggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgct gttccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 77 (M)S-GSSG- MSGSSGVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLA LgBiT VSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVY (ATG3636) PVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKI TVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 78 (M)S-GSSG- atgagcggctcgagcggtgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcct LgBiT acaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgta (ATG3636) actccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatccc gtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtg gatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatg ctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacag ggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgtt ccgagtaaccatcaacagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 79 LgTrip + GSM MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ (ATG3722) NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSM 80 LgTrip + GSM atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc (ATG3722) cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggcagca tgtaa 81 LgTrip + MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ GSML NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK (ATG3723) VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSML 82 LgTrip + atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc GSML cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt (ATG3723) ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggcagca tgctgtaa 83 LgTrip + MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ GSMLF NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK (ATG3724) VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLF 84 LgTrip + atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc GSMLF cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt (ATG3724) ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggcagca tgctgttctaa 85 LgTrip - TPD MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ (ATG3725) NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLI 86 LgTrip - TPD atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc (ATG3725) cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatctaa 87 LgTrip - ITPD MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ (ATG3726) NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERL 88 LgTrip - ITPD atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc (ATG3726) cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgtaa 89 LgTrip - MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ LITPD NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK (ATG3727) VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDER 90 LgTrip - atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc LITPD cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt (ATG3727) ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgctaa 91 FRB-15GS-AI- MVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVLEPLHAMM 86 (ATG1634) ERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSGNVKDLTQA WDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGAIVSGWRLFKKIS 92 FRB-15GS-AI- atggtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaagaggcatctcgtttgtactttggg 86 (ATG1634) gaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgctatgatggaacggggcccc cagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaatggaggcccaagagtggtg caggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcctgggacctctattatcatgtgtt ccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagcgatcg tgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 93 FRB-15GS-AI- MVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVLEPLHAMM 289 ERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSGNVKDLTQA (ATG3586) WDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGAIVSVSGWRLFKKIS 94 FRB-15GS-AI- atggtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaagaggcatctcgtttgtactttggg 289 gaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgctatgatggaacggggcccc (ATG3586) cagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaatggaggcccaagagtggtg caggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcctgggacctctattatcatgtgtt ccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagcgatcg ttagcgttagcggctggcgcctgttcaagaagatcagctaa 95 FRB-15GS-AI- MVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVLEPLHAMM 86-His6 ERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSGNVKDLTQA (ATG3743) WDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGAIVSGWRLFKKISHHH HHH 96 FRB-15GS-AI- atggtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaagaggcatctcgtttgtactttggg 86-His6 gaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgctatgatggaacggggcccc (ATG3743) cagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaatggaggcccaagagtggtg caggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcctgggacctctattatcatgtgtt ccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagcgatcg tgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 97 FRB-15G5-AI- MVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVLEPLHAMM 289-His6 ERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSGNVKDLTQA (ATG3744) WDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGAIVSVSGWRLFKKISHH HHHH 98 FRB-15GS-AI- atggtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaagaggcatctcgtttgtactttggg 289-His6 gaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgctatgatggaacggggcccc (ATG3744) cagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaatggaggcccaagagtggtg caggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcctgggacctctattatcatgtgtt ccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagcgatcg ttagcgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 99 His6-FRB- MKHHHHHHVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVL SGS-86 EPLHAMMERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSG (ATG3760) NVKDLTQAWDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGVSGWRLFKKIS 100 His6-FRB- atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaaga SGS-86 ggcatctcgtttgtactttggggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgc (ATG3760) tatgatggaacggggcccccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaat ggaggcccaagagtggtgcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcct gggacctctattatcatgtgttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtgtgagcggctggcggctgt tcaagaagattagctaa 101 His6-FRB- MKHHHHHHVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVL 10GS-86 EPLHAMMERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSG (ATG3761) NVKDLTQAWDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGVSGWRLFKKIS 102 His6-FRB- atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaaga 10GS-86 ggcatctcgtttgtactttggggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgc (ATG3761) tatgatggaacggggcccccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaat ggaggcccaagagtggtgcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcct gggacctctattatcatgtgttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggcgtg agcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 103 His6-FRB- MKHHHHHHVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVL 15GS-86 EPLHAMMERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSG (ATG3762) NVKDLTQAWDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGVSGWRLF KKIS 104 His6-FRB- atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaaga 15GS-86 ggcatctcgtttgtactttggggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgc (ATG3762) tatgatggaacggggcccccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaat ggaggcccaagagtggtgcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcct gggacctctattatcatgtgttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcg agcagcggtggagtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 105 His6-FRB- MKHHHHHHVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVL 5GS-289 EPLHAMMERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSG (ATG3763) NVKDLTQAWDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 106 His6-FRB- atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaaga 5GS-289 ggcatctcgtttgtactttggggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgc (ATG3763) tatgatggaacggggcccccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaat ggaggcccaagagtggtgcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcct gggacctctattatcatgtgttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtgttagcgttagcggctggc gcctgttcaagaagatcagctaa 107 His6-FRB- MKHHHHHHVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVL 10GS-289 EPLHAMMERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSG (ATG3764) NVKDLTQAWDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 108 His6-FRB- atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaaga 10GS-289 ggcatctcgtttgtactttggggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgc (ATG3764) tatgatggaacggggcccccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaat ggaggcccaagagtggtgcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcct gggacctctattatcatgtgttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggcgtt agcgttagcggctggcgcctgttcaagaagatcagctaa 109 His6-FRB- MKHHHHHHVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVL 15GS-289 EPLHAMMERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSG (ATG3765) NVKDLTQAWDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGVSVSGWR LFKKIS 110 His6-FRB- atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaaga 15GS-289 ggcatctcgtttgtactttggggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgc (ATG3765) tatgatggaacggggcccccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaat ggaggcccaagagtggtgcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcct gggacctctattatcatgtgttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcg agcagcggtggagttagcgttagcggctggcgcctgttcaagaagatcagctaa 111 SmTrip9- M-- GSMLFRVTINS-- FKBP fusion SSSGGGGSGGGSSGGGVQVETISPGDGRTFPKRGQTCVVHYTG template MLEDGKKFDSSRDRNKPFKFMLGKQEVIRGWEEGVAQMSVGQ (ATG780) RAKLTISPDYAYGATGHPGIIPPHATLVFDVELLKLE 112 SmTrip9- atgggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagctcgagttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggag FKBP fusion ggagcagcggtggaggagtgcaggtggaaaccatctccccaggagacgggcgcaccttccccaa template gcgcggccagacctgcgtggtgcactacaccgggatgcttgaagatggaaagaaatttgattcctcc (ATG780) cgggacagaaacaagccctttaagtttatgctaggcaagcaggaggtgatccgaggctgggaagaa ggggttgcccagatgagtgtgggtcagagagccaaactgactatatctccagattatgcctatggtgc cactgggcacccaggcatcatcccaccacatgccactctcgtcttcgatgtggagcttctaaaactgg aataa 113 FKBP- MGVQVETISPGDGRTFPKRGQTCVVHYTGMLEDGKKFDSSRDR SmTrip9 NKPFKFMLGKQEVIRGWEEGVAQMSVGQRAKLTISPDYAYGA fusion template TGHPGIIPPHATLVFDVELLKLEGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGAI-- (ATG777) GSMLFRVTINS 114 FKBP- Atgggagtgcaggtggaaaccatctccccaggagacgggcgcaccttccccaagcgcggccaga SmTrip9 cctgcgtggtgcactacaccgggatgcttgaagatggaaagaaatttgattcctcccgggacagaaa fusion template caagccctttaagtttatgctaggcaagcaggaggtgatccgaggctgggaagaaggggttgccca (ATG777) gatgagtgtgggtcagagagccaaactgactatatctccagattatgcctatggtgccactgggcacc caggcatcatcccaccacatgccactctcgtcttcgatgtggagcttctaaaactggaaggtggttcag gtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagcgatcggctccatgctgttccgagtaacca tcaacagc 115 LgBiT MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI (ATG2623) QRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGT LWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 116 LgBiT atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt (ATG2623) ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaaca gccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 133 pep78 NVSGWRLFKKISN 134 pep79 NVTGYRLFKKISN 135 pep80 VSGWRLFKKISN 136 pep81 SGWRLFKKISN 137 pep82 GWRLFKKISN 138 pep99 VTGYRLFEKIS 139 pep219 SGWRLFKKIS 140 pep225 VSGWRL 141 pep226 VSGWRLF 142 pep227 VSGWRLFK 143 pep228 VSGWRLFKK 144 pep229 VSGWRLFKKI 145 pep243 VSGWRLYKKIS 146 pep272 GSMLFRVTINSVSGWALFKKIS 147 pep274 GSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL 148 pep287 (WT GSMLFRVTINSSSWKR SmTrip9) + Cterm solubility tag 149 pep288 VSGVSGWRLFKKIS 150 pep289 VSVSGWRLFKKIS 151 pep290 VVSGWRLFKKIS 152 pep291 SSWKRSMLFRVTINS 153 pep292 SSWKRMLFRVTINS 154 pep293 SSWKRDGSMLFRVTINS 155 pep294 SSWKRPDGSMLFRVTINS 156 pep296 SSWKRSMLFRVTINSV 157 pep297 SSWKRMLFRVTINSV 158 pep298 SSWKRDGSMLFRVTINSV 159 pep299 SSWKRPDGSMLFRVTINSV 160 pep301 SSWKRSMLFRVTINSVS 161 pep302 SSWKRMLFRVTINSVS 162 pep303 SSWKRDGSMLFRVTINSVS 163 pep304 SSWKRPDGSMLFRVTINSVS 164 pep305 SSWKRGSMLFRVTIN 165 pep306 SSWKRGSMLFRVTI 166 pep307 SSWKRSMLFRVTIN 167 pep308 SSWKRMLFRVTIN 168 pep309 SSWKRDGSMLFRVTIN 169 pep310 SSWKRPDGSMLFRVTIN 170 pep311 SSWKRSMLFRVTI 171 pep312 SSWKRMLFRVTI 172 pep313 SSWKRDGSMLFRVTI 173 pep314 SSWKRPDGSMLFRVTI 174 pep316 VSGWRLFKKISVFTL 175 pep317 VSGWRLFKKISVFT 176 pep318 VSGWRLFKKISVF 177 pep319 VSGWRLFKKISV 178 pep320 VSGWRLCKKIS 179 pep326 VSGWRLFKKISGSMLFRVTINS 180 pep380 SSWKRLFRVTINS 181 pep383 SSWKRFRVTINS 182 pep386 SSWKRRVTINS 183 pep389 SSWKRTPDGSMLFRVTINS 184 pep392 SSWKRITPDGSMLFRVTINS 185 pep395 SSWKRLITPDGSMLFRVTINS 186 pep396 SSRGSMLFRVTINSWK 187 pep397 SKRGSMLFRVTINSWS 188 pep398 SWRGSMLFRVTINS 189 pep400 SSRGSMLFRVTIWK 190 pep401 SSWKRGSMLYRVTINS 191 pep402 SSWKRGSMLWRVTINS 192 pep403 SSWKRGSMLHRVTINS 193 pep404 SSWKRGSLLFRVTINS 194 pep405 SSWKRGSKLFRVTINS 195 pep406 SSWKRGSRLFRVTINS 196 pep407 SSWKRGSFLFRVTINS 197 pep408 SSWKRGSWLFRVTINS 198 pep409 SSWKRGSMLFRVSINS 199 pep410 SSWKRGSMLFRVQINS 200 pep411 SSWKRGSMLFRVNINS 201 SmTrip9-286 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSC with cysteine 202 HiBit with CVSGWRLFKKIS cysteine 203 SmTrip9-286 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSK(Aza) with azide 204 HiBit with (aza)KVSGWRLFKKIS azide 205 WT OgLuc GSLLFRVTINGVTGWRLCENILA dipeptide 206 WTNanoLuc GSLLFRVTINVGVTGWRLCERILA dipeptide 207 pep157 SVSGWRLFKKIS 208 pep158 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 209 pep206 GWRLFKKIS 210 HiBiT-His- Atggtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagccaccatcaccatcaccatcatcacttcacact LgTrip3546 cgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacaggg (ATG 3745) aggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcgg tgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatgg cccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgcccta tggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggc atcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcg acgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 211 HiBiT-His- MVSGWRLFKKISHHHHHHHHFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVL LgTrip3546 EQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSAD (ATG 3745) QMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFG RPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 212 His-HiBiT- Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggcagctccg GSSG- gtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtcctt LgTrip3546 gaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtc (ATG 3746) cggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccg accaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtga tcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggcc gtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaa caaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 213 His-HiBiT- MKHHHHHHVSGWRLFKKISGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLD GSSG- QVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGL LgTrip3546 SADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLN (ATG 3746) YFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 214 FRB-15GS-86, Atggtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaagaggcatctcgtttgtactttgg no AI in linker ggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgctatgatggaacggggccc (ATG3768) ccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaatggaggcccaagagtggt gcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcctgggacctctattatcatgtg ttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagtgagc ggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 215 FRB-15GS-86, MVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVLEPLHAMM no AI in linker ERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSGNVKDLTQA (ATG3768) WDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGVSGWRLFKKIS 216 FRB-15GS- Atggtggccatcctctggcatgagatgtggcatgaaggcctggaagaggcatctcgtttgtactttgg 289 ggaaaggaacgtgaaaggcatgtttgaggtgctggagcccttgcatgctatgatggaacggggccc (ATG3769) ccagactctgaaggaaacatcctttaatcaggcctatggtcgagatttaatggaggcccaagagtggt gcaggaagtacatgaaatcagggaatgtcaaggacctcacccaagcctgggacctctattatcatgtg ttccgacgaatcagtggtggttcaggtggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtggagttagc gttagcggctggcgcctgttcaagaagatcagctaa 217 FRB-15GS- MVAILWHEMWHEGLEEASRLYFGERNVKGMFEVLEPLHAMM 289 ERGPQTLKETSFNQAYGRDLMEAQEWCRKYMKSGNVKDLTQA (ATG3769) WDLYYHVFRRISGGSGGGGSGGSSSGGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 218 FKBP- atgggagtgcaggtggaaaccatctccccaggagacgggcgcaccttccccaagcgcggccagac SmTrip9 ctgcgtggtgcactacaccgggatgcttgaagatggaaagaaatttgattcctcccgggacagaaac fusion aagccctttaagtttatgctaggcaagcaggaggtgatccgaggctgggaagaaggggttgcccag template, no atgagtgtgggtcagagagccaaactgactatatctccagattatgcctatggtgccactgggcaccc AI in linker aggcatcatcccaccacatgccactctcgtcttcgatgtggagcttctaaaactggaaggtggttcagg (ATG3770) tggtggcgggagcggtggctcgagcagcggtgga 219 FKBP- MGVQVETISPGDGRTFPKRGQTCVVHYTGMLEDGKKFDSSRDR SmTrip9 NKPFKFMLGKQEVIRGWEEGVAQMSVGQRAKLTISPDYAYGA fusion TGHPGIIPPHATLVFDVELLKLEGGSGGGGSGGSSSGG template, no AI in linker (ATG3770) 220 295 GSMLFRVTINSV 221 300 GSMLFRVTINSVS 222 412 MLFRVTINSVSG 223 413 MLFRVTINSVSGW 224 415 MLFRVTINSVSGWK 225 416 MLFRVTINSVSGWR 226 418 GSMLFRVTINSVSG 227 419 GSMLFRVTINSVSGW 228 422 GSMLFRVTINSVSGWR 229 423 GSMLFRVTINSVSGWK 230 434 GSMLFRVTIWK 231 435 GSMLFRVTINSWK 232 477 MLFRVTINSWK 233 478 MLFRVTINSWS 234 479 MLFRVTIWS 235 480 MLFRVTIWK 236 481 MLFRVKINS 237 482 GSMLFRVTINSWS 238 483 GSMLFRVKINS 239 484 GSMLFRVTIWS 240 485 MLFRVNINS 241 486 MLFRVWINS 242 487 LLFRVKINS 243 488 FLFRVTINS 244 295 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSV 245 300 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSVS 246 412 SSWKRMLFRVTINSVSG 247 413 SSWKRMLFRVTINSVSGW 248 414 SSWKRMLFRVTINSVSGWR 249 415 SSWKRMLFRVTINSVSGWK 250 417 MLFRVTINSVSGWK 251 418 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSVSG 252 419 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSVSGW 253 420 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSVSGWR 254 421 SSWKRGSMLFRVTINSVSGWK 255 424 SSWKRGSYLFRVTINS 256 425 SSWKRGSMLFRVKINS 257 426 SSWKRGSMLFRVRINS 258 427 SSWKRGSMLFRVWINS 259 428 SSKRGSMLFRVTIWSV 260 429 SSKRGSMLFRVTIWSVS 261 430 SSWRGSMLFRVTIKS 262 431 KRSSGSMLFRVTIWS 263 432 SSKRMLFRVTIWS 264 433 KRSSMLFRVTIWS 265 445 GSMKFRVTINSWK 266 450 GSMLFRKTINSWK 267 455 GSMLFRVTKNSWK 268 521 GKMLFRVTINSWK 269 522 GKMLFRVTIWK 270 523 GSMKFRVTINSWK 271 524 GSMKFRVTIWK 272 525 GRMLFRVTINSWK 273 526 GRMLFRVTIWK 274 527 GSMRFRVTINSWK 275 528 GSMRFRVTIWK 276 529 GDMLFRVTINSWK 277 530 GDMLFRVTIWK 278 531 GSMDFRVTINSWK 279 532 GSMDFRVTIWK 280 533 GEMLFRVTINSWK 281 535 GSMEFRVTINSWK 282 536 GSMEFRVTIWK 283 538 GSMLFRVTIWKVK 284 539 GSMLFRVTIWSVK 285 540 GSMLFRVTIWSK 286 541 GSMLFRVTIWKWK 287 542 GSMLFRVTIWKK 288 245 GSMLFRVTINS 289 292.x MLFRVTINS 290 297.x MLFVTINSV 291 302.x MLFRVTINSVS 292 305.x GSMLFRVTIN 293 306.x GSMLFRVTI 294 307.x SMLFRVTIN 295 308.x MLFRVTIN 296 312.x MLFRVTI 297 399 SSKRGSMLFRVTIWS 298 273 GSMLFRVTINSGVSGWALFKKIS 299 264 GSMLFRVTINSGVSGWRLFKKIS 300 167 VSGWALFKKIS 301 331 GSMLFRVTINSVSGVSGWRLFKKIS 302 LgTrip 3546 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI (no His6) MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPD 303 LgTrip 3546 atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt (no His6) ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 304 LgTrip 2098 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI (no His6) MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPD 305 LgTrip 2098 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt (no His6) ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 306 157 SVSGWRLFKKIS 307 158 NSVSGWRLFKKIS 308 206 GWRLFKKIS 309 264 GSMLFRVTINSGVSGWRLFKKIS 310 489 GSMLFRVTINSWK (N-term unblocked) 311 490 GSMLFRVTINSWK (C-term unblocked) 312 491 GSMLFRVTINSWK (Both unblocked) 313 492 GSMLFRVTINKWK 314 493 GSMLFRVTIKSWK 315 494 GSMLFRVTINRWK 316 495 GSMLFRVTIRSWK 317 496 GSMLFRVTINDWK 318 497 GSMLFRVTIDSWK 319 498 GSMLFRVTINEWK 320 499 GSMLFRVTIESWK 321 465 GSMRFRVTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 322 466 GSMDFRVTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 323 467 GSMEFRVTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 324 468 GSMLFRRTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 325 469 GSMLFRDTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 326 470 GSMLFRETINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 327 472 GSMLFRVTDNSWK (Both termini unblocked) 328 473 GSMLFRVTENSWK (Both termini unblocked) 329 474 GSMKFRVTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 330 475 GSMLFRKTINSWK (Both termini unblocked) 331 476 GSMLFRVTKNSWK (Both termini unblocked) 332 436 GSMLFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 333 437 GSMLFRVSINS (N-term unblocked) 334 438 GSMLFRVNINS (N-term unblocked) 335 439 GSKLFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 336 440 GSRLFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 337 441 GSMWFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 338 442 GSMSFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 339 443 GSMNFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 340 444 GSMKFRVTINS (N-term unblocked) 341 446 GSMLFRWTINS (N-term unblocked) 342 447 GSMLFRSTINS (N-term unblocked) 343 448 GSMLFRNTINS (N-term unblocked) 344 449 GSMLFRKTINS (N-term unblocked) 345 451 GSMLFRVTWNS (N-term unblocked) 346 452 GSMLFRVTSNS (N-term unblocked) 347 453 GSMLFRVTNNS (N-term unblocked) 348 454 GSMLFRVTKNS (N-term unblocked) 349 456 GSMLFRVTIKS (N-term unblocked) 350 Antares ATG MKHHHHHHVSKGEELIKENMRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGE 3802 GKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPAD LPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYN VKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDK ALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEA DNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGFTLEDFVGDWRQTAGYNLDQ VLEQGGVSSLFQNLGVSVTPIQRIVLSGENGLKIDIHVIIPYEGLS GDQMGQIEKIFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILHYGTLVIDGVTPNMIDYF GRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLINPDGSLLFRVTI NGVTGWRLCERILARHELIKENMRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHE GEGKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYP ADLPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELI YNVKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRC DKALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIK EADNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGMDELYK 351 Antares ATG atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtgagcaagggagaagaacttataaaagaaaacatgcggtcta 3802 aactgtacctcgagggctccgtcaatgggcaccagtttaagtgtacccacgagggtgagggaaagc cctatgaggggaagcagacaaaccgcatcaaggtcgtcgaagggggaccectcccgtttgcctttga tatcttggctactcactttatgtacggaagcaaagttttcataaagtatcctgccgaccttcctgattatttta aacagtcatttcccgagggtttcacatgggaaagggtcatggtgtttgaggatggaggcgtgctcact gcaactcaggacacctcactgcaggacggcgagctgatctacaatgtgaaggtccggggtgtaaact tccctgccaacgggcctgtaatgcagaagaagaccctgggatgggagccgtccaccgaaaccatgt accctgctgatggtgggctggagggccgatgtgacaaggctctgaagctcgttggaggtggtcatttg cacgtaaatttcaagacaacttacaagagcaaaaaacccgtaaaaatgcccggggttcattacgttga cagaaggcttgaacgcataaaggaagctgataacgagacatacgtggagcagtacgagcacgccg ttgcccggtactcaaacctggggggtggctttacactggaggattttgtgggagattggagacagaca gccggctacaatctggatcaggtgctggaacaaggaggagtgtcttctctgtttcagaatctgggagt gagcgtgacacctatccagaggatcgtgctgtctggcgagaatggactgaagatcgatattcacgtga tcatcccctacgaaggcctgtctggagaccagatgggccagattgagaagatcttcaaagtggtgtat cctgtggacgatcaccacttcaaggtgatcctgcactacggcaccctggtgattgatggagtgacacc taacatgatcgactacttcggaagaccttacgagggaatcgccgtgttcgacggaaagaagatcacc gtgacaggaacactgtggaatggaaacaagatcatcgacgagcggctgatcaaccctgatggatctc tgctgttcagagtgaccatcaacggagtgacaggatggagactgtgcgagagaattctggctagaca tgagctaatcaaggaaaatatgagaagtaagctatacttagaggggtccgtcaacggtcaccagttta aatgcactcatgaaggtgaggggaaaccttatgaaggtaagcagactaatcgaataaaagtggtcga gggcggtcctctgccattcgctttcgatattctggccactcactttatgtatgggtctaaggtctttattaaa taccccgctgatttgccagactactttaaacagtccttccctgaaggattcacatgggagcgggtgatg gtgttcgaggatggaggcgttcttactgcaactcaggatacttccttgcaagacggggaactgatctac aacgttaaggtccgcggcgtcaatttcccagccaatggtccagtgatgcagaagaaaaccttggggt gggagccctcaacggagacaatgtaccctgcggacggcgggcttgagggtagatgtgataaggcat tgaaactcgtcgggggcggccaccttcatgtgaatttcaagactacatataaaagtaaaaaaccagtc aagatgcctggagtgcactacgtggatcgtaggttggagaggataaaagaagccgacaacgaaact tatgtagagcaatatgagcacgccgtggctcgttattccaacttgggcggaggaatggatgaactgta caag 352 Antares MKHHHHHHVSKGEELIKENMRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGE (LgBiT) ATG GKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPAD 3803 LPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYN VKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDK ALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEA DNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQ VLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLS ADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNY FGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVT INSRHELIKENMRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGEGKPYEGKQT NRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPADLPDYFKQSFP EGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYNVKVRGVNFPA NGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDKALKLVGGGHL HVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEADNETYVEQYE HAVARYSNLGGGMDELYK 353 Antares atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtgagcaagggagaagaacttataaaagaaaacatgcggtcta (LgBiT) ATG aactgtacctcgagggctccgtcaatgggcaccagtttaagtgtacccacgagggtgagggaaagc 3803 cctatgaggggaagcagacaaaccgcatcaaggtcgtcgaagggggacccctcccgtttgcctttga tatcttggctactcactttatgtacggaagcaaagttttcataaagtatcctgccgaccttcctgattatttta aacagtcatttcccgagggtttcacatgggaaagggtcatggtgtttgaggatggaggcgtgctcact gcaactcaggacacctcactgcaggacggcgagctgatctacaatgtgaaggtccggggtgtaaact tccctgccaacgggcctgtaatgcagaagaagaccctgggatgggagccgtccaccgaaaccatgt accctgctgatggtgggctggagggccgatgtgacaaggctctgaagctcgttggaggtggtcatttg cacgtaaatttcaagacaacttacaagagcaaaaaacccgtaaaaatgcccggggttcattacgttga cagaaggcttgaacgcataaaggaagctgataacgagacatacgtggagcagtacgagcacgccg ttgcccggtactcaaacctggggggtggcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagac agccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgcc gtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgt catcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgt accctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgc cgaacatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcact gtaacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcc atgctgttccgagtaaccatcaacagcagacatgagctaatcaaggaaaatatgagaagtaagctata cttagaggggtccgtcaacggtcaccagtttaaatgcactcatgaaggtgaggggaaaccttatgaag gtaagcagactaatcgaataaaagtggtcgagggcggtcctctgccattcgctttcgatattctggcca ctcactttatgtatgggtctaaggtctttattaaataccccgctgatttgccagactactttaaacagtcctt ccctgaaggattcacatgggagcgggtgatggtgttcgaggatggaggcgttcttactgcaactcag gatacttccttgcaagacggggaactgatctacaacgttaaggtccgcggcgtcaatttcccagccaat ggtccagtgatgcagaagaaaaccttggggtgggagccctcaacggagacaatgtaccctgcggac ggcgggcttgagggtagatgtgataaggcattgaaactcgtcgggggcggccaccttcatgtgaattt caagactacatataaaagtaaaaaaccagtcaagatgcctggagtgcactacgtggatcgtaggttgg agaggataaaagaagccgacaacgaaacttatgtagagcaatatgagcacgccgtggctcgttattc caacttgggcggaggaatggatgaactgtacaag 354 Antares MKHHHHHHVSKGEELIKENMRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGE (LgTrip 3546) GKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPAD ATG 3804 LPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYN VKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDK ALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEA DNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQ VLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLS ADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNY FGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDRHELIKEN MRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGEGKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPL PFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPADLPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMV FEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYNVKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTL GWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDKALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKS KKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEADNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLG GGMDELYK 355 Antares atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtgagcaagggagaagaacttataaaagaaaacatgcggtcta (LgTrip 3546) aactgtacctcgagggctccgtcaatgggcaccagtttaagtgtacccacgagggtgagggaaagc ATG 3804 cctatgaggggaagcagacaaaccgcatcaaggtcgtcgaagggggacccctcccgtttgcctttga tatcttggctactcactttatgtacggaagcaaagttttcataaagtatcctgccgaccttcctgattatttta aacagtcatttcccgagggtttcacatgggaaagggtcatggtgtttgaggatggaggcgtgctcact gcaactcaggacacctcactgcaggacggcgagctgatctacaatgtgaaggtccggggtgtaaact tccctgccaacgggcctgtaatgcagaagaagaccctgggatgggagccgtccaccgaaaccatgt accctgctgatggtgggctggagggccgatgtgacaaggctctgaagctcgttggaggtggtcatttg cacgtaaatttcaagacaacttacaagagcaaaaaacccgtaaaaatgcccggggttcattacgttga cagaaggcttgaacgcataaaggaagctgataacgagacatacgtggagcagtacgagcacgccg ttgcccggtactcaaacctggggggtggcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagac agccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgcc gtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgt catcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgt accctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgc cgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcac taccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacagaca tgagctaatcaaggaaaatatgagaagtaagctatacttagaggggtccgtcaacggtcaccagttta aatgcactcatgaaggtgaggggaaaccttatgaaggtaagcagactaatcgaataaaagtggtcga gggcggtectctgccattcgctttcgatattctggccactcactttatgtatgggtctaaggtctttattaaa taccccgctgatttgccagactactttaaacagtccttccctgaaggattcacatgggagcgggtgatg gtgttcgaggatggaggcgttcttactgcaactcaggatacttccttgcaagacggggaactgatctac aacgttaaggtccgcggcgtcaatttcccagccaatggtccagtgatgcagaagaaaaccttggggt gggagccctcaacggagacaatgtaccctgcggacggcgggcttgagggtagatgtgataaggcat tgaaactcgtcgggggcggccaccttcatgtgaatttcaagactacatataaaagtaaaaaaccagtc aagatgcctggagtgcactacgtggatcgtaggttggagaggataaaagaagccgacaacgaaact tatgtagagcaatatgagcacgccgtggctcgttattccaacttgggcggaggaatggatgaactgta caag 356 ATG 3815 MKHHHHHHFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNL AVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVV YPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKK ITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSGGSGGSSGELIKE NMRSKLYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGEGKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGP LPFAFDILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPADLPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVM VFEDGGVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYNVKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKK TLGWEPSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDKALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTY KSKKPVKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEADNETYVEQYEHAVARYSN LGGGMDELYK 357 ATG 3815 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgc ctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgt aactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcc cgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgt ggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacat gctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaaca gggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctg ttccgagtaaccatcaacagcggaggctcaggtggatcctcaggtgagctaatcaaggaaaatatga gaagtaagctatacttagaggggtccgtcaacggtcaccagtttaaatgcactcatgaaggtgagggg aaaccttatgaaggtaagcagactaatcgaataaaagtggtcgagggcggtcctctgccattcgctttc gatattctggccactcactttatgtatgggtctaaggtctttattaaataccccgctgatttgccagactact ttaaacagtccttccctgaaggattcacatgggagcgggtgatggtgttcgaggatggaggcgttctta ctgcaactcaggatacttccttgcaagacggggaactgatctacaacgttaaggtccgcggcgtcaat ttcccagccaatggtccagtgatgcagaagaaaaccttggggtgggagccctcaacggagacaatgt accctgcggacggcgggcttgagggtagatgtgataaggcattgaaactcgtcgggggcggccac cttcatgtgaatttcaagactacatataaaagtaaaaaaccagtcaagatgcctggagtgcactacgtg gatcgtaggttggagaggataaaagaagccgacaacgaaacttatgtagagcaatatgagcacgcc gtggctcgttattccaacttgggcggaggaatggatgaactgtacaag 358 ATG 3816 MKHHHHHHFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNL AVSVTPIQRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVV YPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKK ITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSRHELIKENMRSK LYLEGSVNGHQFKCTHEGEGKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAF DILATHFMYGSKVFIKYPADLPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDG GVLTATQDTSLQDGELIYNVKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWE PSTETMYPADGGLEGRCDKALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKP VKMPGVHYVDRRLERIKEADNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGM DELYK 359 ATG 3816 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccg cctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtcc gtaactccgatccaaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcat cccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccct gtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaac atgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaac agggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgct gttccgagtaaccatcaacagcagacatgagctaatcaaggaaaatatgagaagtaagctatacttag aggggtccgtcaacggtcaccagtttaaatgcactcatgaaggtgaggggaaaccttatgaaggtaa gcagactaatcgaataaaagtggtcgagggcggtcctctgccattcgctttcgatattctggccactca ctttatgtatgggtctaaggtattattaaataccccgctgatttgccagactactttaaacagtccttccct gaaggattcacatgggagcgggtgatggtgttcgaggatggaggcgttcttactgcaactcaggata cttccttgcaagacggggaactgatctacaacgttaaggtccgcggcgtcaatttcccagccaatggt ccagtgatgcagaagaaaaccttggggtgggagccctcaacggagacaatgtaccctgcggacgg cgggcttgagggtagatgtgataaggcattgaaactcgtcgggggcggccaccttcatgtgaatttca agactacatataaaagtaaaaaaccagtcaagatgcctggagtgcactacgtggatcgtaggttggag aggataaaagaagccgacaacgaaacttatgtagagcaatatgagcacgccgtggctcgttattcca acttgggcggaggaatggatgaactgtacaag 360 ATG 3817 MKHHHHHHFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQN LAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKV VYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGK KITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGGSGGSSGELIKENMRSKLYLE GSVNGHQFKCTHEGEGKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILAT HFMYGSKVFIKYPADLPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLT ATQDTSLQDGELIYNVKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTET MYPADGGLEGRCDKALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMP GVHYVDRRLERIKEADNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGMDELY K 361 ATG 3817 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccg cctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtcc gtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcat cccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccct gtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaac aagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactacca cagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggaggctca ggtggatcctcaggtgagctaatcaaggaaaatatgagaagtaagctatacttagaggggtccgtcaa cggtcaccagtttaaatgcactcatgaaggtgaggggaaaccttatgaaggtaagcagactaatcgaa taaaagtggtcgagggcggtcctctgccattcgctttcgatattctggccactcactttatgtatgggtct aaggtctttattaaataccccgctgatttgccagactactttaaacagtccttccctgaaggattcacatg ggagcgggtgatggtgttcgaggatggaggcgttcttactgcaactcaggatacttccttgcaagacg gggaactgatctacaacgttaaggtccgcggcgtcaatttcccagccaatggtccagtgatgcagaa gaaaaccttggggtgggagccctcaacggagacaatgtaccctgcggacggcgggcttgagggta gatgtgataaggcattgaaactcgtcgggggcggccaccttcatgtgaatttcaagactacatataaaa gtaaaaaaccagtcaagatgcctggagtgcactacgtggatcgtaggttggagaggataaaagaag ccgacaacgaaacttatgtagagcaatatgagcacgccgtggctcgttattccaacttgggcggagg aatggatgaactgtacaag 362 ATG 3818 MKHHHHHHFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQN LAVSVTPIMIRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKV VYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGK KITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDRHELIKENMRSKLYLEGSVNGH QFKCTHEGEGKPYEGKQTNRIKVVEGGPLPFAFDILATHFMYGS KVFIKYPADLPDYFKQSFPEGFTWERVMVFEDGGVLTATQDTS LQDGELIYNVKVRGVNFPANGPVMQKKTLGWEPSTETMYPAD GGLEGRCDKALKLVGGGHLHVNFKTTYKSKKPVKMPGVHYV DRRLERIKEADNETYVEQYEHAVARYSNLGGGMDELYK 363 ATG 3818 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccg cctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtcc gtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcat cccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccct gtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaac aagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactacca cagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacagacatgag ctaatcaaggaaaatatgagaagtaagctatacttagaggggtccgtcaacggtcaccagtttaaatgc actcatgaaggtgaggggaaaccttatgaaggtaagcagactaatcgaataaaagtggtcgagggc ggtcctctgccattcgctttcgatattctggccactcactttatgtatgggtctaaggtctttattaaatacc ccgctgatttgccagactactttaaacagtccttccctgaaggattcacatgggagcgggtgatggtgtt cgaggatggaggcgttcttactgcaactcaggatacttccttgcaagacggggaactgatctacaacg ttaaggtccgcggcgtcaatttcccagccaatggtccagtgatgcagaagaaaaccttggggtggga gccctcaacggagacaatgtaccctgcggacggcgggcttgagggtagatgtgataaggcattgaa actcgtcgggggcggccaccttcatgtgaatttcaagactacatataaaagtaaaaaaccagtcaaga tgcctggagtgcactacgtggatcgtaggttggagaggataaaagaagccgacaacgaaacttatgt agagcaatatgagcacgccgtggctcgttattccaacttgggcggaggaatggatgaactgtacaag 364 LgTrip 2899 MKHHHHHHVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ (LgTrip NLAVSVTPILRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK 2098 + Q42L) VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 365 LgTrip 2899 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagaccgc (LgTrip cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt 2098 + Q42L) ccgtaactccgatcctaaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acatgctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgta acagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgac 820 ATG-3930 atgAAACATCACCATCACCATCATgtcTTCACACTCGACGATTTC GTTGGGGACTGGGAACAGACAGCCGCCTACAACCTGGACCA AGTCCTTGAACAGGGAGGTGTGTCCAGTTTGCTGCAGAATCT CGCCGTGTCCGTAACTCCGATCATGAGGATTGTCCGGAGCGG TGAAAATGCCCTGAAGATCGACATCCATGTCATCATCCCGTA TGAAGGTCTGAGCGCCGACCAAATGGCCCAGATCGAAGAGG TGTTTAAGGTGGTGTACCCTGTGGATGATCATCACTTTAAGG TGATCCTGCCCTATGGCACACTGGTAATCGACGGGGTTACGC CGAACAAGCTGAACTATTTCGGACGGCCGTATGAAGGCATCG CCGTGTTCGACGGCTAA 821 ATG-3930 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG 822 SmTrip9- gggagctccGGTGGTGGCGGGAGCGGAGGTGGAGGctcgAGCGGT 15GS-ProteinG ATGACGTATAAGTTAATCCTTAATGGTAAAACATTGAAAGGC (ATG 4002) GAGACAACTACTGAAGCTGTTGATGCTGCTACTGCAGAAAAA GTCTTCAAACAATACGCTAACGACAACGGTGTTGACGGTGAA TGGACTTACGACGATGCGACGAAAACCTTTACGGTCACCGAA AAACCAGAAGTGATCGATGCGTCTGAATTAACACCAGCCGTG ACAACTTACAAACTTGTTATTAATGGTAAAACATTGAAAGGC GAAACAACTACTGAGGCTGTTGATGCTGCTACTGCAGAGAAG GTGTTCAAACAATATGCGAATGACAACGGTGTTGACGGTGAG TGGACTTACGACGATGCGACTAAGACCTTTACAGTTACTGAA AAACCAGAAGTGATCGATGCGTCTGAGTTAACACCAGCCGTG ACAACTTACAAACTTGTTATTAATGGTAAAACATTGAAAGGC GAAACAACTACTAAAGCAGTAGACGCAGAAACTGCGGAGAA GGCCTTCAAACAATACGCTAACGACAACGGTGTTGATGGTGT TTGGACTTATGATGATGCCACAAAAACCTTTACGGTAACTGA GCATCATCACCATCACCACTAA 823 SmTrip9- GSSGGGGSGGGGSSGMTYKLILNGKTLKGETTTEAVDAATAEK 15GS-ProteinG VFKQYANDNGVDGEWTYDDATKTFTVTEKPEVIDASELTPAVT (ATG 4002) TYKLVINGKTLKGETTTEAVDAATAEKVFKQYANDNGVDGEW TYDDATKTFTVTEKPEVIDASELTPAVTTYKLVINGKTLKGETT TKAVDAETAEKAFKQYANDNGVDGVWTYDDATKTFTVTEHH HHHH 830 ATG-3929 atgAAACATCACCATCACCATCATgtcTTCACACTCGACGATTTC GTTGGGGACTGGGAACAGACAGCCGCCTACAACCTGGACCA AGTCCTTGAACAGGGAGGTGTGTCCAGTTTGCTGCAGAATCT CGCCGTGTCCGTAACTCCGATCATGAGGATTGTCCGGAGCGG TGAAAATGCCCTGAAGATCGACATCCATGTCATCATCCCGTA TGAAGGTCTGAGCGCCGACCAAATGGCCCAGATCGAAGAGG TGTTTAAGGTGGTGTACCCTGTGGATGATCATCACTTTAAGG TGATCCTGCCCTATGGCACACTGGTAATCGACGGGGTTACGC CGAACAAGCTGAACTATTTCGGATAA 831 ATG-3929 Mkhhhhhhvftlddfvgdweqtaaynldqvleqggvssllqnlavsvtpimrivrsgenalkidi hviipyeglsadqmaqieevfkvvypvddhhfkvilpygtlvidgvtpnklnyfg 832 ATG-3930 atgAAACATCACCATCACCATCATgtcTTCACACTCGACGATTTC GTTGGGGACTGGGAACAGACAGCCGCCTACAACCTGGACCA AGTCCTTGAACAGGGAGGTGTGTCCAGTTTGCTGCAGAATCT CGCCGTGTCCGTAACTCCGATCATGAGGATTGTCCGGAGCGG TGAAAATGCCCTGAAGATCGACATCCATGTCATCATCCCGTA TGAAGGTCTGAGCGCCGACCAAATGGCCCAGATCGAAGAGG TGTTTAAGGTGGTGTACCCTGTGGATGATCATCACTTTAAGG TGATCCTGCCCTATGGCACACTGGTAATCGACGGGGTTACGC CGAACAAGCTGAACTATTTCGGACGGCCGTATGAAGGCATCG CCGTGTTCGACGGCTAA 833 ATG-3930 Mkhhhhhhvftlddfvgdweqtaaynldqvleqggvssllqnlavsvtpimrivrsgenalkidi hviipyeglsadqmaqieevfkvvypvddhhfkvilpygtlvidgvtpnklnyfgrpyegiavfd g 834 ATG-3931 atgAAACATCACCATCACCATCATgtcTTCACACTCGACGATTTC GTTGGGGACTGGGAACAGACAGCCGCCTACAACCTGGACCA AGTCCTTGAACAGGGAGGTGTGTCCAGTTTGCTGCAGAATCT CGCCGTGTCCGTAACTCCGATCATGAGGATTGTCCGGAGCGG TGAAAATGCCCTGAAGATCGACATCCATGTCATCATCCCGTA TGAAGGTCTGAGCGCCGACCAAATGGCCCAGATCGAAGAGG TGTTTAAGGTGGTGTACCCTGTGGATGATCATCACTTTAAGG TGATCCTGCCCTATGGCACACTGGTAATCGACGGGGTTACGC CGAACAAGCTGAACTATTTCGGACGGCCGTATGAAGGCATCG CCGTGTTCGACGGCAAAAAGATCACTACCACAGGGACCCTGT AA 835 ATG-3931 Mkhhhhhhvftlddfvgdweqtaaynldqvleqggvssllqnlavsvtpimrivrsgenalkidi hviipyeglsadqmaqieevfkvvypvddhhfkvilpygtlvidgvtpnklnyfgrpyegiavfd gkkitttgtl 836 ATG-3932 atgAAACATCACCATCACCATCATgtcTTCACACTCGACGATTTC GTTGGGGACTGGGAACAGACAGCCGCCTACAACCTGGACCA AGTCCTTGAACAGGGAGGTGTGTCCAGTTTGCTGCAGAATCT CGCCGTGTCCGTAACTCCGATCATGAGGATTGTCCGGAGCGG TGAAAATGCCCTGAAGATCGACATCCATGTCATCATCCCGTA TGAAGGTCTGAGCGCCGACCAAATGGCCCAGATCGAAGAGG TGTTTAAGGTGGTGTACCCTGTGGATGATCATCACTTTAAGG TGATCCTGCCCTATGGCACACTGGTAATCGACGGGGTTACGC CGAACAAGCTGAACTATTTCGGACGGCCGTATGAAGGCATCG CCGTGTTCGACGGCAAAAAGATCACTACCACAGGGACCCTGT GGAACGGCTAA 837 ATG-3932 Mkhhhhhhvftlddfvgdweqtaaynldqvleqggvssllqnlavsvtpimrivrsgenalkidi hviipyeglsadqmaqieevfkvvypvddhhfkvilpygtlvidgvtpnklnyfgrpyegiavfd gkkitttgtlwng 838 ATG-4808 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagatcacactcgacgatttcgttgggga ctgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctg cagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagat cgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtg tttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcga cggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggc aaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacc cccgactaa 839 ATG-4808 Mvsvsgwrlfkkisftlddfvgdweqtaaynldqvleqggvssllqnlaysvtpimrivrsgenal kidihviipyeglsadqmaqieevfkvvypvddhhfkvilpygtlvidgvtpnklnyfgrpyegi avfdgkkitttgtlwngnkiiderlitpd 840 ATG-4809 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggcagctccggtttcacactcgacg atttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgt gtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaa atgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggccca gatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggc acactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcg ccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacg agcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 841 ATG-4809 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQ GGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQ MAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRP YEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 842 ATG-4810 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtt tcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttga acagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccg gagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgac caaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatc ctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgt atgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaaca aaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 843 ATG-4810 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQV LEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSA DQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYF GRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 844 ATG-4811 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggt ggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctgg accaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatca tgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggt ctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatca ctttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactattt cggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtg gaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 845 ATG-4811 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYN LDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYE GLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKL NYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 846 ATG-4812 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggt ggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagcc gcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtc cgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatca tcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccct gtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaac aagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactacca cagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 847 ATG-4812 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQT AAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIH VIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDG VTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 848 ATG-4813 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggt ggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactggg aacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaa tctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgaca tccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaag gtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggg gttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaa agatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccg actaa 849 ATG-4813 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGD WEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENAL KIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTL VIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERL ITPD 850 ATG-4814 Atggtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtggctc gagcggtggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaaca gacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctc gccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatcc atgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtg gtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggtta cgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagat cactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacta a 851 ATG-4814 MVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWE QTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKID IHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVID GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITP D 852 ATG-4815 Atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaag tccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgagga ttgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacgtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaa gaagattagctaa 853 ATG-4815 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDVSVSGWRLFKKIS 854 ATG-4816 Atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaag tccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgagga ttgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcgagcggtgtttccgtgagcggctg gcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 855 ATG-4816 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSSGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 856 ATG-4817 Atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaag tccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgagga ttgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtgtttc cgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 857 ATG-4817 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSSGGSSGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 858 ATG-4818 Atggtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaag tccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgagga ttgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtgtga gcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 859 ATG-4818 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI MRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSSGGSSGVSGWRLFKKIS 860 ATG-4819 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcttcacactcgacgatttcgttgggga ctgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctg cagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagat cgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtg tttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcga cggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggc aaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacc cccgaccatcaccatcaccatcattaa 861 ATG-4819 MVSVSGWRLFKKISFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVS SLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIE EVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIA VFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDHHHHHH 862 ATG-4820 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggcagctccggtttcacactcgacg atttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgt gtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaa atgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggccca gatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggc acactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcg ccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacg agcgcctgatcacccccgaccatcaccatcaccatcattaa 863 ATG-4820 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQ GGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQ MAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRP YEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDHHHHHH 864 ATG-4821 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtt tcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttga acagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccg gagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgac caaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatc ctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgt atgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaaca aaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgaccatcaccatcaccatcattaa 865 ATG-4821 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQV LEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSA DQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYF GRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDHHHHHH 866 ATG-4822 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggt ggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctgg accaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatca tgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggt ctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatca ctttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactattt cggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtg gaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgaccatcaccatcaccatcattaa 867 ATG-4822 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYN LDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYE GLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKL NYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDHHHHH H 868 ATG-4823 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggt ggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagcc gcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtc cgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatca tcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccct gtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaac aagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactacca cagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgaccatcaccatc accatcattaa 869 ATG-4823 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQT AAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIH VIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDG VTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD HHHHHH 870 ATG-4824 Atggtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtggctc gagcggtggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaaca gacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctc gccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatcc atgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtg gtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggtta cgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagat cactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacca tcaccatcaccatcattaa 871 ATG-4824 MVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGDWE QTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKID IHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVID GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITP DHHHHHH 872 ATG-4825 Atggtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggt ggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtggctcgagcggtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactggg aacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaa tctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgaca tccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaag gtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggg gttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaa agatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccg accatcaccatcaccatcattaa 873 ATG-4825 MVSVSGWRLFKKISGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGGSSGFTLDDFVGD WEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENAL KIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTL VIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERL ITPDHHHHHH 874 ATG-4826 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacgtttccgtg agcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 875 ATG-4826 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDVSVSGWRLFKKIS 876 ATG-4827 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcga gcggtgtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 877 ATG-4827 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSSGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 878 ATG-4828 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcga gcggtggctcgagcggtgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 879 ATG-4828 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSSGGSSGVSGWRLFKKIS 880 ATG-4829 Atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtcttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagc cgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgt ccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatc atcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtacc ctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccga acaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactac cacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctcga gcggtggctcgagcggtgtttccgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagctaa 881 ATG-4829 MKHHHHHHVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQ NLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFK VVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSSGGSSGVSVSGWRLFKKIS 882 ATG-2623 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacgg caacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaaca gccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 883 ATG-2623 MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGT LWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 884 ATG-3745 atggtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagccaccatcaccatcaccatcatcacttcacact cgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacaggg aggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcgg tgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatgg cccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgcccta tggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggc atcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcg acgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 885 ATG-3745 MVSGWRLFKKISHHHHHHHHFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVL EQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSAD QMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFG RPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 886 ATG-3746 atgaaacatcaccatcaccatcatgtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggcagctccg gtttcacactcgacgatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtcctt gaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtc cggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccg accaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtga tcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggcc gtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaa caaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgactaa 887 ATG-3746 MKHHHHHHVSGWRLFKKISGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLD QVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGL SADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLN YFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 888 ATG-4632 atggtgagcggctggcggctgttcaagaagattagcggcagctccggtttcacactcgacgatttcgtt ggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagtccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagt ttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatcatgaggattgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccct gaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcgccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaa gaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaaggtgatcctgccctatggcacactgg taatcgacggggttacgccgaacaagctgaactatttcggacggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttc gacggcaaaaagatcactaccacagggaccctgtggaacggcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcct gatcacccccgaccatcaccatcaccatcattaa 889 ATG-4632 MVSGWRLFKKISGSSGFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGG VSSLLQNLAVSVTPIMRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMA QIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYE GIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDHHHHHH 890 ATG-2757 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacga gaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaac agccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 891 ATG-2757 MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGT LWNENKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 892 ATG-2760 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat tgtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagcg ccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaag gtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggacg gccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacgg cgttaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaaca gccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 893 ATG-2760 MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDH HFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGT LWNGVKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 894 ATG-3882 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactgggaacagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat ggtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaa cagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 895 ATG-3882 MVFTLEDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRMVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDD HHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTG TLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 896 ATG-3901 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactggaagcagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat ggtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaa cagccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 897 ATG-3901 MVFTLEDFVGDWKQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRMVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDD HHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTG TLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 898 ATG-3945 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactggaagcagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat ggtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg acgtcaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgctgttccgagtaaccatcaac agccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 899 ATG-3945 MVFTLEDFVGDWKQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRMVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDD HHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTG TLWNDVKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSHHHHHH 890 ATG-3984 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactggaagcagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat ggtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg acgtcaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgtccttccgagtaaccatcaac agccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 891 ATG-3984 MVFTLEDFVGDWKQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRMVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDD HHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTG TLWNDVKIIDERLITPDGSMSFRVTINSHHHHHH 892 ATG-4147 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactggaagcagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat ggtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg gcaacaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgtccttccgagtaaccatcaac agccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 893 ATG-4147 MVFTLEDFVGDWKQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRMVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDD HHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTG TLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMSFRVTINSHHHHHH 894 ATG-4166 atggtcttcacactcgaagatttcgttggggactggaagcagacagccgcctacaacctggaccaagt ccttgaacagggaggtgtgtccagtttgctgcagaatctcgccgtgtccgtaactccgatccaaaggat ggtccggagcggtgaaaatgccctgaagatcgacatccatgtcatcatcccgtatgaaggtctgagc gccgaccaaatggcccagatcgaagaggtgtttaaggtggtgtaccctgtggatgatcatcactttaa ggtgatcctgccctatggcacactggtaatcgacggggttacgccgaacatgctgaactatttcggac ggccgtatgaaggcatcgccgtgttcgacggcaaaaagatcactgtaacagggaccctgtggaacg gcgtcaaaattatcgacgagcgcctgatcacccccgacggctccatgtccttccgagtaaccatcaac agccatcatcaccatcaccactaa 895 ATG-4166 MVFTLEDFVGDWKQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPI QRMVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDD HHFKVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNMLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTG TLWNGVKIIDERLITPDGSMSFRVTINSHHHHHH

TABLE 9 Exemplary peptide sequences. Pep SEQ ID ID NO. Sequence 86 824 VSGWRLFKKIS 229 825 VSGWRLFKKI 289 826 VSVSGWRLFKKIS 521 827 GKMLFRVTINSWK 543 366 WNGNKIIDERLITPD 544 367 KKITTTGTLWNGR 545 368 RPYEGIAVFDGK 591 369 GKMLFRVTIWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 592 370 GKMLFRVTIWKVSGWRLFKKIS 593 371 GSMKFRVTINSWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 594 372 GSMKFRVTINSWKVSGWRLFKKIS 595 373 GSMKFRVTINSWKNVTGYRLFKKISN 596 374 GSMKFRVTINSWKVTGYRLFEKIS 597 375 GSMKFRVTIWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 598 376 GSMKFRVTIWKVSGWRLFKKIS 599 377 GRMLFRVTINSWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 600 378 GRMLFRVTINSWKVSGWRLFKKIS 601 379 GRMLFRVTIWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 602 380 GRMLFRVTIWKVSGWRLFKKIS 603 381 GSMLFRVTINSVSVSGWRLFKKIS 604 382 GSMLFKVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 605 383 GSMLFQVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 606 384 GSMLFEVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 607 385 GSMLFNVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 608 386 GRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL 609 387 GSMKFRVTINSWKVTGYRLFEKES 610 388 GSMKFRVTINSWKVEGYRLFEKIS 611 389 KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 612 390 WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINS 671 391 GKMLFRVTIQKWK 668 392 GKMLFRVTIGKWK 727 393 GKMLFRVTIGRWK 669 394 GKMLFRVTIGNWK 674 395 GKMLFRVTIQNWK 702 396 GKMLFRVTIDKWK 703 397 GKMLFRVTIEKWK 705 810 EKMLFRVTIESWK 724 811 EKLLFRVTIESWK 725 812 EKLLFRVTIESYK 730 398 GKMLFRVTIERWK 731 399 GKMLFRVTIDRWK 738 400 DKMLFRVTIQKWK 739 401 DKMLFRVTIGKWK 848 402 DKMLFRVTIGRWK 740 403 DKMLFRVTIGNWK 741 404 DKMLFRVTIQNWK 732 405 DKMLFRVTIDKWK 742 406 DKMLFRVTIEKWK 735 407 DKMLFRVTIERWK 733 408 DKMLFRVTIDRWK 759 816 DKLLFTVTIEKYK 798 409 RPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPD 849 410 EKMLFRVTIQKWK 708 411 EKMLFRVTIGKWK 709 412 EKMLFRVTIGRWK 775 413 DKMLFTVTIQKVSGWRLFKKIS 788 414 DKLLFTVTIEKVSGWRLFKKIS 789 415 DKLLFTVTIEKWKVSGWRLFKKIS 790 416 DKLLFTVTIEKYKVSGWRLFKKIS 792 417 DKLLFTVTIEKYKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 795 418 KKMLFRVTIQKVSGWRLFKKIS 797 419 KKMLFRVTIQKWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 796 420 KKMLFRVTIQKWKVSGWRLFKKIS 804 421 DKLLFTVTIGKVSGWRLFKKIS 805 422 DKLLFTVTIGKYKVSGWRLFKKIS 806 423 DKLLFTVTIGKYKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 807 424 DKLLFTVTIGKWKVSVSGWRLFKKIS 808 425 DKLLFTVTIQKVSGWRLFKKIS 813 426 KKMLFTVTIQKVSGWRLFKKIS 816 427 KKLLFRVTIQKVSGWRLFKKIS 825 428 DKLLFTVTIEKVSGWRLFKKI 826 429 DKLLFTVTIEKYKVSVSGWRLFKKI 827 430 DRLLFTVTIERVSGWRLFKKIS 831 431 EKLLFTVTIEKVSGWRLFKKIS 832 432 KKLLFTVTIGKVSGWRLFKKIS 833 433 GSMRFRVTINSWRVTGYRLFERES 834 434 GSMKFRVTINSVTGYRLFEKES 844 435 KKITTTGTLWNGNKIID 845 436 ERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 846 437 GRPYEGIAVDFGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSML FRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 847 438 GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVDFGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDE RLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 850 439 EKMLFRVTIGNWK 851 440 EKMLFRVTIQNWK 706 441 EKMLFRVTIDKWK 707 442 EKMLFRVTIEKWK 737 443 EKMLFRVTIERWK 736 444 EKMLFRVTIDRWK 760 445 KKMLFRVTIQKWK 852 446 KKMLFRVTIGKWK 853 447 KKMLFRVTIGRWK 854 448 KKMLFRVTIGNWK 855 449 KKMLFRVTIQNWK 856 450 KKMLFRVTIDKWK 857 451 KKMLFRVTIEKWK 858 452 KKMLFRVTIERWK 859 453 KKMLFRVTIDRWK 860 454 RKMLFRVTIQKWK 861 455 RKMLFRVTIGKWK 862 456 RKMLFRVTIGRWK 863 457 RKMLFRVTIGNWK 864 458 RKMLFRVTIQNWK 865 459 RKMLFRVTIDKWK 866 460 RKMLFRVTIEKWK 867 461 RKMLFRVTIERWK 868 462 RKMLFRVTIDRWK 656 463 EQMLFRVTINSWK 869 464 SRMLFRVTINSWK 533 465 GEMLFRVTINSWK 690 466 GKMKFRVTINSWK 678 467 GKMLFRVKINSWK 679 468 GKMLFRVRINSWK 681 469 GKMLFRVDINSWK 663 470 GKMLFRVTIDSWK 743 471 GKMLFRVTINKWK 714 472 EKMLFKVTIQKWK 870 473 EKMLFTVTIQKWK 871 474 EKMLFKVTIDKWK 872 475 EKMLFTVTIDKWK 873 476 EKMLFKVTIGRWK 744 477 DKMLFKVTIQKWK 745 478 DKMLFTVTIQKWK 874 479 DKMLFKVTIDKWK 875 480 DKMLFTVTIDKWK 876 481 GKMLFKVTIEKWK 877 482 GKMLFTVTIEKWK 748 483 DKMLFKVTIGKWK 749 484 DKMLFTVTIGKWK 878 485 DKMLFKVTIGNWK 879 486 DKMLFKVTIQNWK 781 487 GKMLFKVTINKWK 782 488 GKMLFTVTINKWK 752 489 DKMLFKVTIEKWK 753 490 DKMLFTVTIEKWK 750 491 DKLLFKVTIGKWK 786 492 DKMLFTVTINKWK 756 493 DKLLFTVTIQKWK 757 494 DKLLFTVTIQKYK 758 495 DKLLFTVTIEKWK 759 496 DKLLFTVTIEKYK 793 497 DKLLFTVTIGKWK 794 498 DKLLFTVTIGKYK 799 499 DKLLFTVTINKWK 800 500 DKLLFTVTINKYK 780 501 GKMLFRVTINS 765 502 DKMLFTVTIQK 779 503 DKMLFKVTIQK 820 504 DKLLFTVTIGK 819 505 DKMLFTVTIGK 822 506 DKMLFTVTIEK 821 507 DKLLFTVTIEK 627 508 *DKMLFRVTINSWK 628 509 *EKMLFRVTINSWK 629 510 *RKMLFRVTINSWK 630 511 *KKMLFRVTINSWK 631 512 *HKMLFRVTINSWK 632 513 *GLMLFRVTINSWK 633 514 *GQMLFRVTINSWK 634 515 *GTMLFRVTINSWK 635 516 *GKLLFRVTINSWK 636 517 *GKMLFKVTINSWK 637 518 *GKMLFRVTIQSWK 638 519 *GKMLFRVTIDSWK 639 520 *GKMLFRVTIGSWK 640 521 *GKMLFRVTINTWK 641 522 *GKMLFRVTINNWK 642 523 *GKMLFRVTINQWK 643 524 *GKMLFRVTINPWK 644 525 *GKMLFRVTINKWK 645 526 *GKMLFRVTINSWQ 646 527 *GKMLFRVTINSWN 647 528 *GKMLFRVTINSWT 648 529 *GKMLFRVTINSWH 649 530 *GKMLFRVTINSWP 650 531 *GKMLFRVTINSWR 677 532 GKMKFRVTIDSWK 680 533 GKMLFRVEINSWK 682 534 GKMLFRVQINSWK 683 535 GKMKFRVKINSWK 684 536 GKMKFRVRINSWK 685 537 GKMKFRVEINSWK 686 538 GKMKFRVDINSWK 687 539 GKMKFRVQINSWK 688 540 GKMKFRVNINSWK 689 541 GKMKFRVSINSWK 613 542 GKMLFRVNINSWK 614 543 GKMLFRVSINSWK 615 544 GKMLFRVWINSWK 616 545 GKMSFRVTINSWK 617 546 GKMWFRVTINSWK 618 547 GKMNFRVTINSWK 619 548 GSMLFRVTINSYK 620 549 GKMLFRVTINSYK 621 550 GKMLFRVTIKSWK 622 551 GKMLFRVTIESWK 716 552 GKMKFRVTIQSWK 717 553 GKMKFRVTIESWK 718 554 GKMKFRVTIKSWK 719 555 GKMKFRVTIRSWK 651 556 RLMLFRVTINSWK 652 557 RQMLFRVTINSWK 653 558 KLMLFRVTINSWK 654 559 KQMLFRVTINSWK 655 560 ELMLFRVTINSWK 657 561 DLMLFRVTINSWK 658 562 DQMLFRVTINSWK 659 563 DKMLFRVTINSWK 660 564 EKMLFRVTINSWK 661 565 RKMLFRVTINSWK 662 566 KKMLFRVTINSWK 665 567 GKMLFRVTIGSWK 667 568 GKMLFRVTINKWK 670 569 GKMLFRVTISKWK 671 570 GKMLFRVTIQKWK 672 571 GKMLFRVTITKWK 673 572 GKMLFRVTIKKWK 675 573 GKMLFKVTINSWK 676 574 RLMLFRVTIGKWK 701 575 GKMLFRVTINRWK 710 576 EKMLFTVTIGKWK 711 577 EKLLFTVTIGKWK 712 578 EKMLFTVTIGRWK 720 579 EKMLFTVTIEKWK 722 580 DKMLFRVTIESWK 726 581 EKLLFRVTIGKYK 746 582 DKLLFKVTIQKWK 747 583 DKLLFKVTIQKYK 751 584 DKLLFKVTIGKYK 754 585 DKLLFKVTIEKWK 755 586 DKLLFKVTIEKYK 761 587 KKLLFRVTIQKWK 762 588 DRMLFRVTIQRWR 766 589 ERMLFRVTIGRWR 768 590 GRMLFRVTINRWR 770 591 DRMLFRVTIERWR 783 592 DKMLFKVTIQKYK 784 593 DKMLFRVTINKWK 785 594 DKMLFKVTIEKYK 787 595 DKMLFKVTINKWK *Terminus unblocked

TABLE 10 Exemplary luciferase base sequences SEQ ID Pep ID NO. Sequence LgTrip 788 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIM 3546 - WT RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF strand 9- KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWN HiBiT GNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS LgTrip 789 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIM 3546 - WT RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF strand 9- KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWN SmBiT GNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL LgTrip 790 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIM 3546 (1-5) RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF KVILPYGTLVID LgTrip 791 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIM 3546 (1-6) RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG LgTrip 792 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIM 3546 (1-7) RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTL LgTrip 793 MVFTLDDFVGDWEQTAAYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLLQNLAVSVTPIM 3546 (1-8) RIVRSGENALKIDIHVIIPYEGLSADQMAQIEEVFKVVYPVDDHHF KVILPYGTLVIDGVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWN GNKIIDERLITPD LgTrip 794 GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLIT 3546 PDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS (strands 6- 8) - WT strand 9 - HiBiT LgTrip 795 KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKI 3546 S (strands 7- 8) - WT strand 9 - HiBiT LgTrip 796 WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 3546 (strand 8) - WT strand 9 - HiBiT WT strand 797 GSMLFRVTINSVSGWRLFKKIS 9 - HiBiT LgTrip 798 GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLIT 3546 PDGSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL (strands 6- 8) - WT strand 9 - SmBiT LgTrip 799 KKITTTGTLWNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL 3546 (strands 7- strand 9 - SmBiT LgTrip 800 WNGNKIIDERLITPDGSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL 3546 (strand 8) - WT strand 9 - SmBiT WT strand 801 GSMLFRVTINSVTGYRLFEEIL 9 - SmBiT β6-like 817 GVTPNKLNYFGRPYEGIAVFDG β7-like 818 KKITTTGTL β8-like 819 WNGNKIIDERLITPD

TABLE 11 Exemplary polypeptides Name Polypeptide construct description ATG-2623 LgBiT-6His ATG-3745 HiBiT-8His-LgTrip ATG-3746 6His-HiBiT-4GS-LgTrip ATG-4632 HiBiT-4GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4808 VS-HiBiT-0GS-LgTrip ATG-4809 VS-HiBiT-4GS-LgTrip ATG-4810 VS-HiBiT-8GS-LgTrip ATG-4811 VS-HiBiT-12GS-LgTrip ATG-4812 VS-HiBiT-16GS-LgTrip ATG-4813 VS-HiBiT-20GS-LgTrip ATG-4814 HiBiT-20GS-LgTrip ATG-4815 LgTrip-0GS-VS-HiBiT ATG-4816 LgTrip-4GS-VS-HiBiT ATG-4817 LgTrip-8GS-VS-HiBiT ATG-4818 LgTrip-8GS-HiBiT ATG-4819 VS-HiBIT-0GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4820 VS-HiBiT-4GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4821 VS-HiBiT-8GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4822 VS-HiBiT-12GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4823 VS-HiBiT-16GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4824 HiBiT-20GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4825 VS-HiBiT-20GS-LgTrip-6His ATG-4826 6His-LgTrip-0GS-VS-HiBiT ATG-4827 6His-LgTrip-4GS-VS-HiBiT ATG-4828 6His-LgTrip-8GS-HiBiT ATG-4829 6His-LgTrip-8GS-VS-HiBiT 

1. A composition comprising: (a) a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 23 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 9, and/or SEQ ID NO: 29, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the peptide contacts a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 25 and a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone; (b) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the peptide of (a); (c) fusion protein comprising the peptide of (a); or (d) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the fusion protein of (c). 2.-13. (canceled)
 14. A composition comprising: (a) a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the peptide contacts a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone; (b) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the peptide of (a); (c) fusion protein comprising the peptide of (a); or (d) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the fusion protein of (c). 15.-26. (canceled)
 27. A composition comprising: (a) (i) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10; and (b) a second peptide comprising the peptide of claim 1; wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the first peptide contacts the second peptide and a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the first peptide and/or the second peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone: (b) a nucleic acid comprising sequence coding for the first and second peptides of (a); (c) fusion polypeptides comprising the first and second peptides of (a) and an additional amino acid sequence; or (d) a nucleic acid comprising sequences coding for the fusion polypeptides of (c). 28.-39. (canceled)
 40. A composition comprising: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 8, and/or SEQ ID NO: 27, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the polypeptide contacts a first peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 25 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone; (b) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the polypeptide of (a); (c) fusion protein comprising the polypeptide of (a); or (d) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the fusion protein of (c). 41.-52. (canceled)
 53. A composition comprising: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 51 and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 8, and SEQ ID NO: 27, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the polypeptide contacts a first peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 23 and a second peptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 25 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone; (b) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the polypeptide of (a); (c) fusion protein comprising the polypeptide of (a); or (d) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the fusion protein of (c). 54.-65. (canceled)
 66. A bioluminescent complex comprising: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8; (b) a first peptide comprising the peptide of claim 1; and (c) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10; wherein the bioluminescent complex produces substantially increased bioluminescence in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate when compared to a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate in the presence of: the polypeptide alone, the first peptide alone, the second peptide alone, and any two of the polypeptide, the first peptide and the second peptide. 67.-70. (canceled)
 71. A method comprising: (a) combining: (i) a first peptide comprising the peptide of claim 1, (ii) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10, (iii) a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity, and (iv) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the polypeptide component and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog alone indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the polypeptide component and the first and second peptides.
 72. (canceled)
 73. A method of detecting an interaction between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide tag comprising the peptide of claim 1; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity; (d) adding a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. 74.-77. (canceled)
 78. A method of detecting an interaction between a first protein or peptide entity and a second protein or peptide entity with a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide tag comprising the peptide of claim 1; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) expressing with the cell a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity.
 79. A method of detecting co-localization of a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide tag comprising the peptide of claim 1; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity in the same system; (d) adding a polypeptide component to the system, the polypeptide components comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the system; and detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity within the system, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. 80.-83. (canceled)
 84. A method of detecting co-localization of a first protein or peptide entity and a second protein or peptide entity with a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide tag comprising the peptide of claim 1; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10; (c) expressing with the cell a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity within the cell, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity.
 85. A kit comprising: (a) a first binding moiety conjugated to a first peptide tag comprising the peptide of claim 1; and (b) a second binding moiety conjugated to second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO:
 10. 86.-90. (canceled)
 91. A method of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting a sample containing the target molecule with (i) a first primary binding moiety that recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and (ii) a second primary binding moiety that recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, and allowing the first and second primary binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitopes, or sequences; (b) contacting the sample with (i) a first secondary binding moiety conjugated to a first peptide tag and (ii) a second secondary binding moiety conjugated to second peptide tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first primary binding moiety and the second secondary binding moiety recognizes the second primary binding moiety, wherein the first or second peptide tag comprises the peptide of claim 1, and wherein the other of the first or second peptide tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10, and allowing the first and second secondary binding moieties to bind to the first and second primary binding moieties; (c) contacting the sample with comprising an polypeptide component having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. 92.-94. (canceled)
 95. A method of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with (i) a first binding moiety conjugated to a first peptide tag and (ii) a second binding moiety conjugated to second peptide tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and the second binding moiety recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, wherein the first or second peptide tag comprises the peptide of claim 1, and wherein the other of the first or second peptide tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and/or SEQ ID NO: 10, and allowing the first and second binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitope, or sequences; (c) contacting the sample with comprising an polypeptide component having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. 96.-98. (canceled)
 99. A composition comprising: (a) a β9/β10-like dipeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having greater than 40% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 35 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 205 and SEQ ID NO: 206, wherein a bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when the peptide contacts a polypeptide complement consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the peptide and the coelenterazine substrate alone; (b) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the dipeptide of (a); (c) fusion protein comprising the dipeptide of (a); or (d) a nucleic acid comprising a sequence coding for the fusion protein of (c). 100.-111. (canceled)
 112. A method of performing a competition assay to detect an interaction between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) combining: (i) a tracer comprising the first molecular entity tagged with a first peptide tag comprising the peptide of claim 1, (ii) the second molecular entity tagged with a second peptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 25 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 10, (iii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate, (iv) a polypeptide component comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 17, 21, and/or 302 and less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or SEQ ID NO: 8, and (v) a sample suspected of containing untagged first molecular entity; wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and the polypeptide component are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex and produce a bioluminescent signal in the presence of the coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate (b) detecting the bioluminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex; (c) comparing the bioluminescent signal produced in the presence of the sample with a control bioluminescent signal produced in the absence of the sample, wherein a decrease in the bioluminescent signal indicates the presence or amount of untagged first molecular entity int the sample. 113.-114. (canceled)
 115. A system or kit comprising comprising: (a) a polypeptide component comprising 40% or greater sequence identity to a polypeptide fragment of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; and (b) one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides collectively comprising 40% or greater sequence identity to the complementary portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; wherein a bioluminescent signal produced by a bioluminescent complex assembled from the polypeptide component and one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the polypeptide component or one or more complementary peptides, dipeptides, tripeptide, and/or polypeptides and the coelenterazine substrate alone. 116.-133. (canceled)
 134. A system or kit comprising two or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide and/or polypeptide components collectively comprising 40% or greater sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 788 or SEQ ID NO: 789; wherein a bioluminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex in the presence of a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate is substantially increased when compared to a bioluminescent signal produced by the polypeptide or one or more complementary peptides and the coelenterazine substrate alone. 134.-150. (canceled)
 151. A method comprising: (a) combining the components of the kit or system of claim 126; and (iii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the polypeptide component and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog alone indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the polypeptide component and the one or more complementary peptides. 152.-153. (canceled)
 154. A method comprising: (a) combining: (i) the components of the kit or system of claim 126; and (ii) a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (b) detecting luminescence, wherein a greater level of luminescence compared to a level of luminescence produced by the peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components and a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog indicates formation of a bioluminescent complex of the peptide and polypeptide components. 155.-156. (canceled)
 157. A method of detecting an interaction between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity and/or allowing the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity to come into contact with one another; (d) adding peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components, wherein the first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag, the second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag, and the peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components collectively comprise an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, and capable for assembling to form a bioluminescent complex; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. 158.-161. (canceled)
 162. A method of detecting an interaction between a first protein or peptide entity and a second protein or peptide entity with a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a second portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) expressing with the cell peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, and are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the strength of the interaction between the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity.
 163. A method of detecting co-localization of a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity, the method comprising: (a) tagging the first molecular entity with a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) tagging the second molecular entity with a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a second portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) combining the tagged first molecular entity and the tagged second molecular entity in the same system; (d) adding peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components to the system, the components having 40% or sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater greater sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first peptide tag, the second peptide tag, and components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity; (e) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the system; and (f) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity within the system, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first molecular entity and the second molecular entity. 164.-167. (canceled)
 168. A method of detecting co-localization of a first protein or peptide entity and a second protein or peptide entity with a cell comprising, the method comprising: (a) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the first protein or peptide entity and a first peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater greater sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) expressing within the cell a fusion comprising the second protein or peptide entity and a second peptide, dipeptide, or tripeptide tag comprising an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a second portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) expressing with the cell one or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, or polypeptide components having 40% or greater sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity; (d) adding a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate to the cell; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates co-localization of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity within the cell, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of co-localization within the system of the first protein or peptide entity and the second protein or peptide entity.
 169. A method of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting a sample containing the target molecule with (i) a first primary binding moiety that recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and (ii) a second primary binding moiety that recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, and allowing the first and second primary binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitopes, or sequences; (b) contacting the sample with (i) a first secondary binding moiety conjugated to a first tag and (ii) a second secondary binding moiety conjugated to second tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first primary binding moiety and the second secondary binding moiety recognizes the second primary binding moiety, wherein the first or second tags comprises amino acid sequences having 40% or greater sequence identity with first and second portions of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (c) allowing the first and second secondary binding moieties to bind to the first and second primary binding moieties; (d) contacting the sample with comprising one or more peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, and/or polypeptide components having 40% or greater sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. 170.-172. (canceled)
 173. A method of detecting a target molecule, wherein the target molecule displays a first antigen, epitope, or sequence and a distinct second antigen, epitope, or sequence, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with (i) a first binding moiety conjugated to a first tag and (ii) a second binding moiety conjugated to second tag, wherein the first secondary binding moiety recognizes the first antigen, epitope, or sequence and the second binding moiety recognizes the second antigen, epitope, or sequence, wherein the first tag comprises an amino acid sequence having 40% or greater sequence identity with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, and wherein the second tag comprises an amino acid sequence with a first portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789; (b) allowing the first and second binding moieties to bind to the first and second antigens, epitope, or sequences; (c) contacting the sample with a peptide, dipeptide, tripeptide, or polypeptide component having 40% or greater sequence identity with a third portion of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components collectively comprise 40% or greater sequence identity with the entirety of SEQ ID NO: 788 or 789, wherein the first tag, the second tag, and the components are configured to produce a bioluminescent complex upon interaction; (d) contacting the sample with a coelenterazine or a coelenterazine analog substrate; and (e) detecting a luminescent signal produced by the bioluminescent complex, wherein the presence of luminescent signal above background indicates the presence of the target molecule, and/or wherein the magnitude of the luminescent signal correlates to the amount of target molecule within the sample. 174.-176. (canceled) 